Most Popular Books by Pat McKissack

Describes the history, customs, religion, government, homes, and day-to-day life of the Apache people of the Southwest.

With only five more days of school remaining before summer vacation, nine-year-old Miami still faces several hurdles, such as how to get along with Destinee Tate, his nemesis.

The story of Jesus birth.

From the author of the Newbery Honor-winning "The Dark-Thirty" comes a deliciously funny, not-too-scary picture book featuring a spunky heroine and the Boo Hag, a crafty spirit that will stop at nothing to get inside the house. Full color.

A chronicle of the first black-controlled union, made up of Pullman porters, who after years of unfair labor practices staged a battle against a corporate giant resulting in a "David and Goliath" ending.

In 1954, when desegregation comes to Kirkland, Missouri, ten-year-old Rosemary faces many changes and challenges at school and at home as her parents separate.

Nettie Jo desperately needs a needle to sew a new wedding dress for her beloved doll, but the three animals she helps during her search do not seem inclined to give her their assistance in return.

An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale about three clever goats and a nasty troll.

Brought up in France as the African slave companion of a nobleman''s daughter, thirteen-year-old Zettie records the events of 1763, when she and her mistress escape to the New World where they are inadvertently drawn into the hostilities of the ongoing French and Indian War and, eventually, find a new direction to their lives.

During the Depression in the Louisiana bayou, a curious young girl helps the "Swamp Ghost" that her cousins warned her about and finds herself with one good friend.

Award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack''s next story about one black family''s history''perfect for Black History Month! Brothers Tank and Jimbo Turner love sneaking into Nashville''s Sulphur Dell Ballpark to watch the superstars of Negro League baseball. When Josh Gibson, the famous home-run hitter for the Homestead Grays, bunks at their house, the boys think they''re one step away from heaven. With warmth and humor, the fourth installment of Patricia C. McKissack''s family saga brings to life an era of all-black baseball for readers who may not know that Major League teams were once restricted only to white players.

When Farmer McQuick receives a mysterious package, Simon Rooster doesn''t feel needed anymore. Now Simon must find a way to show Farmer McQuick that only a rooster can do a rooster''s job.

An easy-to-read retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen and her lazy friends.

Recounts the life of the black educator, from her childhood in the cotton fields of South Carolina to her success as teacher, crusader, and presidential adviser.

A greedy hyena''s mean tricks on Monkey-Monkey eventually backfire when his victim finds out how he is being deceived.

After promising never to lie, Libby learns that it''s not always necessary to blurt out the whole truth either.