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Aug 22, 2006 | ISBN 9780375836190 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Dec 18, 2008 | ISBN 9780307559173 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Dec 04, 2007 | 263 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Aug 22, 2006 | ISBN 9780375836190 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Dec 18, 2008 | ISBN 9780307559173 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Dec 04, 2007 | ISBN 9780739362259 | Middle Grade (8-12)
263 Minutes
Side-splittingly funny, spine-chillingly spooky, this companion to a Newbery Honor–winning anthology The Dark Thirty is filled with bad characters who know exactly how to charm. From the author’s note that takes us back to McKissack’s own childhood when she would listen to stories told on her front porch… to the captivating introductions to each tale, in which the storyteller introduces himself and sets the stage for what follows… to the ten entertaining tales themselves, here is a worthy successor to McKissack’s The Dark Thirty. In “The Best Lie Ever Told,” meet Dooley Hunter, a trickster who spins an enormous whopper at the State Liar’s contest. In “Aunt Gran and the Outlaws,” watch a little old lady slickster outsmart Frank and Jesse James. And in “Cake Norris Lives On,” come face to face with a man some folks believe may have died up to twenty-seven different times!
“To me, reading is like breathing; both are essential to life.”—Patricia C. McKissackAward-winning author Patricia McKissack wishes she could have talked to her hero, Frederick Douglass, about his rise from slavery, his daring escape, and freedom—at last! She is the… More about Patricia McKissack
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ALA Notable Children’s Book WINNER 2007
Book Links Lasting Connection WINNER 2006
Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books WINNER 2006
New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing WINNER 2006
Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Book WINNER 2006
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