{"product_id":"the-dark-thirty-southern-tales-of-the-supernatural-9780679890065","title":"The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Patricia McKissack\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Award-winning book is now available in Knopf Paperback, reformatted to digest size with the complete text and illustrations of the original edition. The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural is a collection of ten spine-tingling tales, all with a foundation in African-American culture and history, from the time of slavery through the civil rights era. \u003cbr\u003eA Newbery Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA Coretta Scott King Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eAn ALA Notable Children's Book\u003cbr\u003eA Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies\u003cbr\u003eAn IRA Teachers' Choice\u003cbr\u003eA Hungry Mind Review Children's Book of Distinction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen it is neither day nor night, when shadows lurk and play tricks on the mind, storytelling takes on a spectral cast. In that special half hour of twilight -- the dark-thirty -- you'll feel the spine-tingling horror of these tales: \u003cbr\u003e-- When a retired Pullman porter hears a ghostly whistle, he knows it's the last train he'll ever ride.\u003cbr\u003e-- Phantom pictures appear on a windowpane -- and expose a man's guilt in a lynching.\u003cbr\u003e-- An ex-slave reveals how a straw doll and an ancient chant helped him gain his freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunting and original, these ten stories are inspired by African American history, from the time of slavery to the civil rights era. With her extraordinary gift for suspense, Patricia C. McKissack has created a heart-stopping, award-winning collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086967169175,"sku":"9780679890065","price":338.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780679890065.webp?v=1767639785","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-dark-thirty-southern-tales-of-the-supernatural-9780679890065","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}