Pat McKissack

In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library.

To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner.

A wily fox, notorious for stealing eggs, meets his match when he encounters a bold little girl in the woods who insists upon proof that he is a fox before she will be frightened.

A history of African American pilots with a focus on World War II.

Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish.

Master storyteller Patricia C. McKissack transports us to the front porch--a place where lightning bugs flash, lemonade is poured, and tales about slickster-tricksters are an every-night treat for the whole family to enjoy.

Bessey and her mother bake cookies for Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah, and after cleaning up the kitchen, they distribute the treats to their neighbors.

Home alone with a stomachache while the family works in the fields, a young girl faces up to the horrifying Boo Hag that her brother warned her about.

Nat Love chronicles his rise to fame in the American West, discussing how he became an African-American cowboy and chronicling his relations with such personalities as Billy the Kid and Bat Masterson.