Book
The Dark-Thirty
by Patricia McKissack
- Published
- 1992
- Genre
- Fiction
- Words
- 29227
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.6
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 730L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
Ten supernatural stories draw on African American history and folklore, moving from slavery through segregation and the civil-rights era as ghosts, magic, and eerie justice illuminate historical experiences.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780679818632
Tags
Award Winners-Coretta Scott King Award/HonorsAward Winners-Newbery HonorFolklore/Fables/Myths-Folklore/Fables/Myths (All)Horror/Thriller-Ghosts/SpiritsPeople-Black PeopleRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 6-8