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Author McKissack, Pat, 1944-
Title Porch lies : tales of slicksters, tricksters, and other wily characters / by Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by André Carrilho
Publisher New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2006
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Edition 1st ed
Descript xii, 146 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Contents When Pete Bruce came to town -- Change -- The devil's guitar -- Aunt Gran and the outlaws -- By the weight of a feather -- A grave situation -- The best lie ever told -- The earth bone and the King of the Ghosts -- Cake Norris lives on
Summary A collection of tales, told to the author by her grandparents, combines humor, legend, and horror and is based on early-20th-century African-American oral history
Note DANBURY 6TH GRADE 2009
Subject Children's stories, American
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
African Americans -- Fiction
Short stories
Alt Author Carrilho, André
ISBN 0375836195



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