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The Dark-thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural

by Patricia McKissack, and published by Knopf

The book cover of "The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural" by Patricia McKissack features a young African-American boy in overalls and a plaid shirt, running on a dirt road while looking back over his shoulder at a spooky scene of shapes in the mist arising around an ancient tree. The John Newbery Medal Honor Book award seal has been affixed to the upper right corner.

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