Patricia McKissack
(1944-2017)
American children's writer
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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.
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9 August 1944 Smyrna, Tennessee, USA
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| Died |
7 April 2017 (aged 72) Bridgeton, Missouri
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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