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9780375936197

Porch Lies : Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters

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  • ISBN13:

    9780375936197

  • ISBN10:

    037593619X

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2006-08-22
  • Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
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Summary

Side-splittingly funny, spine-chillingly spooky, this companion to a Newbery Honor-winning anthology is filled with bad characters who know exactly how to charm. From the author's note, that takes us back to McKissack's own childhood when she would listen to stories told on her front porch...to the captivating introductions to each tale, in which the storyteller introduces himself and sets the stage for what follows...to the ten entertaining tales themselves here is a worthy successor to McKissack's THE DARK THIRTY. In The Best Lie Ever Told, meet Dooley Hunter, a trickster who spins an enormous whopper at the State Liar's contest. In Aunt Gran and the Outlaws, watch a little old lady slickster ousmart Frank and Jesse James. And in Cake Norris Lives On, come face to face with a man some folks believe may have died up to twenty-seven different times! From the Hardcover edition.

Author Biography

Patricia C. McKissack is one of the most acclaimed authors writing for children today, and has written many award-winning books, including Goin' Someplace Special, Let My People Go (recipient of the NAACP Image Award), Mirandy and Brother Wind (a Caldecott Honor Book), and most recently, Precious and the Boo Hag. The author lives in St. Louis, MO.
Andre Carrilho is a designer, cartoonist, caricature artist, and illustrator. His illustrations have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Harper's, and Vanity Fair, among others. This is his first book for children.Andre Carrilho lives in Lisbon, Portugal.


From the Hardcover edition.

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