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*** ,1944
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April 7, 2017 (72 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Leo
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Patricia McKissack
Patricia C. "Pat" McKissack 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, The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, and Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?. 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.
BornPatricia L'Ann Carwell, August 9, 1944, Smyrna, Tennessee
DiedApril 7, 2017, Bridgeton, Missouri
Period1985-2017
GenreChildren's literature, Biography, Historical fiction, Folktale
SpouseFredrick McKissack

About Patricia McKissack

Novelist Patricia McKissack was born in Tennessee, United States on August 9, 1944. She dies at the age of 72, on April 7, 2017.

She is most known for her contributions to the Dear America historical fiction series, but she also contributed to the Royal Diaries series published by Scholastic Press. She won three Civil Rights Leader Coretta Scott King Awards and was a nominee for the coveted Newbery Medal between 1990 and 1995.

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Patricia McKissack before becoming famous

Patricia McKissack was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1944 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She temporarily taught high school after graduating from Tennessee State University and went on to publish a biography of her favorite poet, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, in 1984.

Achievement of Patricia McKissack

She wrote many autobiographies about her youth, including The Dark Thirty and Somewhere Special.

Patricia McKissack's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Frederick McKissack, a former US Marine turned US Army engineer, collaborated with her on a series of biographies of important African-Americans aimed towards children.

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She wrote a biography of renowned Harlem Renaissance poet Poet Langston Hughes in 2002.

Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967) (Poet)
Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967)

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Patricia McKissack Income & Net worth

Patricia McKissack's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a novelist. Networth of Patricia McKissack in 2024 is 1,000,000$+.

Patricia McKissack Height and Weight

How tall is Patricia McKissack? At the age of 72, Patricia McKissack height is 5'9" (1.73m).

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Latest information about Patricia McKissack updated on March 19 2023.