内容简介
Illus.inblack-and-white.Withanextraordinarygiftforsuspense,McKissackbringsustenoriginalspine-tinglingtalesinspiredbyAfrican-Americanhistoryandthemysteryofthateeriehalf-hourbeforenightfall--thedarkthirty.
作者简介
AwardwinningauthorPatriciaMcKissackcomesfromafamilyofskilledstorytellers,whotaughthertolistenandobserveandwhoencouragedherlife-longloveaffairwithwords.TheDarkThirty:SouthernTalesoftheSupernaturalwasa1993NewberyHonorBook.PatalsoreceivedtheCorettaScottKingAwardin1993forTheDarkThirty.Patwishesshecouldhavetalkedtoherhero,FrederickDouglass,abouthisrisefromslavery,hisdaringescape,andfreedom--atlast!Ifshewasnotanauthor,Patwouldliketobeaninteriordesigneroranarchitectsoshecouldtellstoriesthroughdesign.