The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
by Patricia C. McKissack and Brian Pinkney
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Horror
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1992
Word Count 29,227
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 7855, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Children's stories, American
- Juvenile Fiction | Horror
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Horror stories
- African Americans--Fiction
- Ghosts
- African Americans
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Horror tales, American
- Ghost stories, American
- Short stories
- Ghosts--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- African American Grandparents
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack about The Dark-Thirty
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia C. McKissack
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Pinkney
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In-depth Written Interview with Patricia C. McKissack
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Winner, 1993
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 1993
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
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