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Porch Lies
''Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters'' is a 2006 book by Patricia McKissack, and illustrated by Andre Carrilho, published by Schwartz & Wade Books. It is a collection of tales based on Oral storytelling, oral stories that McKissack heard from her grandfather and his friends when she was a child. Reception ''Booklist'', reviewing ''Porch Lies'', noted that "History is always in the background (runaway slaves, segregation cruelty, white-robed Klansmen), and in surprising twists and turns that are true to trickster tradition, the weak and exploited beat powerful oppressors with the best lies ever told." and ''School Library Journal'' stated "they're great fun to read aloud and the tricksters, sharpies, slicksters, and outlaws wink knowingly at the child narrators, and at us foolish humans." ''The Horn Book Magazine'', although finding two of the tales not having "the same snap" as one of the others, appreciated others by calling them "a real cliffha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia McKissack
Patricia C. "Pat" McKissack (''née'' Carwell; August 9, 1944 – April 7, 2017) was a prolific African American children's writer. She was the author of over 100 books, including Dear America books '' A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl;'' ''Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love'', ''The Great Migration North''; and ''Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl''. She also wrote a novel for The Royal Diaries series: '' Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba''. Notable standalone works include ''Flossie & the Fox'' (1986), '' The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural'' (1992), and '' Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?'' (1992). ''What is Given from the Heart'' was published posthumously in 2019. McKissack lived in St. Louis. In addition to her solo work, McKissack co-wrote many books with her husband, Fredrick, with whom she also co-won the Regina Medal in 1998. Fredrick died in April 2013 at the age of 73. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |