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The Dark-Thirty

Author Patricia McKissack Illustrated by Brian Pinkney

Grades 3-7 Ages 8-12

With an extraordinary gift for suspense, McKissack brings us ten original, spine-tingling tales inspired by African American history and the mystery of that eerie half hour before nightfall—the dark-thirty.

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Trade Paperback 9780593123478
Trade Paperback 9780679890065
Hardcover 9780679818632
eBook 9780307770233
Unabridged Audiobook Download 9780593505335

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