Patricia McKissack

Full-time writer, Patricia McKissack and her husband Fredrick L. McKissack have written over one hundred books about the African-American experience.

A Friendship for Today

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

A Long Hard Journey

by Fredrick McKissack, Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.5

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

A Picture of Freedom

(Dear America)

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.2

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

A Picture of Freedom

(Dear America)

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.2

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Abby Takes a Stand

(Scraps of Time, Book #1)

by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Gordon C. James

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.0

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Black Diamond

by Fredrick McKissack, Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.9

Genre/Theme: Informational

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Can You Imagine?

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Genre/Theme: Autobiography

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Color Me Dark

(Dear America)

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.5

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Cyborg

by Fredrick McKissack, Patricia McKissack, John M. McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 5 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.4

Genre/Theme: Series, Science Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Days of Jubilee

by Fredrick McKissack, Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 5 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.5

Genre/Theme: Biography, General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Flossie and the Fox

by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Rachel Isadora

Interest Level: Grades 2 - 4

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.2

Genre/Theme: Folktales

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Long Hard Journey

by Fredrick McKissack, Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.5

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Look to the Hills

(Dear America)

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.4

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Martin Luther King, Jr.

(Great African Americans)

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Genre/Theme: Biography, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Messy Bessey & the Birthday Overnight

(Rookie Reader-Level C)

by Fredrick McKissack, Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Dana Regan

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, General Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Resources: No

Nettie Jo's Friends

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.6

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Never Forgotten

by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.4

Genre/Theme: Verse Novel, Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Nzingha

(Royal Diaries)

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.9

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Rebels Against Slavery

by Fredrick McKissack, Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.9

Genre/Theme: Biography and Autobiography, General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Run Away Home

by Patricia McKissack

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.9

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction, Multicultural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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Patricia McKissack

Full-time writer, Patricia McKissack and her husband Fredrick L. McKissack have written over one hundred books about the African-American experience.

A Friendship for Today

A Long Hard Journey

A Picture of Freedom

A Picture of Freedom

Abby Takes a Stand

Black Diamond

Can You Imagine?

Color Me Dark

Cyborg

Days of Jubilee

Flossie and the Fox

Long Hard Journey

Look to the Hills

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Messy Bessey & the Birthday Overnight

Nettie Jo's Friends

Never Forgotten

Nzingha

Rebels Against Slavery

Run Away Home

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