Patricia McKissack

1944 – 2017

African American children's writer

• Nzingha, warrior queen of Matamba
• Color Me Dark
• Look to the Hills
• Run Away Home
• The Honest-to-Goodness Truth
• Away West
• Sojourner Truth
• Tippy Lemmey
• Miami Jackson Makes the Play
• The royal kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay
• A Picture of Freedom
• Dear America A Picture of Freedom