Books in Scraps of Time series

A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.For Lilly Belle, ?the capital of Black America? is about as far from her hometown of Smyrna, Tennessee, as a twelve-year-old can get?maybe not in miles but certainly in mindset. Then a summer program for gifted young writers opens a whole new world for Lilly Belle. Jazz music in the street lulls her to sleep, her classroom is in a mansion, and the author Zora Neale Hurston is her teacher, helping her understand the power of words, especially her own. Once again, award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack builds an involving story around real events and famous figures."McKissack writes with empathy for the characters as well as a good eye for details that bring the period to life." --Booklist

A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.Why has their grandmother bothered keeping a menu from a restaurant that closed years ago, a restaurant that never served very good food in the first place? Three cousins listen to Gee's own story, set in the early days of lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, a time when a black child could sit up front in a city bus but still could not get a milk shake at a downtown restaurant. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Abby, young readers see what it was like to live through those days, and they'll come to understand that, like a menu, freedom is about having choices. Each book in this series tells the story behind a different "scrap of time"; together they form a patchwork quilt of one black family's past that stretches back for generations."A perfect introduction to an extraordinary time when regular people, even ten-year-old girls, make a difference." --The Horn Book"The book gives readers a kid's-eye view of important happenings and reminds them that history is something that is in the making." --Booklist

A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.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."A good child's-eye introduction to baseball's segregated past." --Booklist

A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.Unlike his older brothers, thirteen-year-old Everett was "born in freedom," never knowing life as a slave. His most prized possession is the medal his father earned in the Civil War. Now, more than 125 years later, that treasure is kept in the Websters' attic with other "scraps of time," ready to be discovered by another generation eager to know its family history. The second novel in Patricia C. McKissack's family saga recounts a young Southern boy's dream of heading west to a new life and the way in which his journey teaches him the deeper meaning of the medal his father won."A rewarding tale that highlights a lesser-known aspect of American's pioneer story." --School Library Journal

Why has their grandmother bothered keeping a menu from a restaurant that closed years ago, a restaurant that never served very good food in the first place? Three cousins listen to Gee's own story, set in the early days of lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, a time when a black child could sit up front in a city bus but still could not get a milkshake at a downtown restaurant. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Abby, young readers see what it was like to live through those days and they'll come to understand that, like a menu, freedom is about having choices.Each book in the series tells the story behind a different ‘scrap of time;' together they form a patchwork quilt of one black family's past that stretches back for generations.

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.

This Christmas is special for Sam and her brother, Nathan. Their uncle has just returned from England and brought each of them a gift that he bought in an antique shop there: for Nathan, a hunting horn and for Sam, a cameo necklace. The owner of the shop sent a warning about the horn – that it was to be used “only in time of great need.” The following morning, the two children go for a hike in the woods, become separated, and Sam blows the horn that Nathan has dropped, in order to bring him back to her. The horn’s call does bring Nathan, but it also transports both children to Sherwood Forest during the time of Robin Hood, Little John, and the other Merry Men. Sam meets Lady Marion who is beautiful, mysterious, and a witch. The Lady tells Sam that she and her brother have been brought to the outlaw camp in order to fulfill a purpose. As Nathan and Sam share in the adventures, laughter, and danger of life with the Merry Men, they must answer for themselves the questions: Why were they brought here? Will they get to return home? How? The Hunting Horn is the first volume of the trilogy Scraps of Time, which chronicles Sam’s travels into the past as she witnesses the dangers, joys, and heroism that accompany life in any age. She is also driven by the questions: Why have I been given this ability to time travel? For what purpose?

A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.For Lilly Belle, ?the capital of Black America? is about as far from her hometown of Smyrna, Tennessee, as a twelve-year-old can get?maybe not in miles but certainly in mindset. Then a summer program for gifted young writers opens a whole new world for Lilly Belle. Jazz music in the street lulls her to sleep, her classroom is in a mansion, and the author Zora Neale Hurston is her teacher, helping her understand the power of words, especially her own. Once again, award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack builds an involving story around real events and famous figures."McKissack writes with empathy for the characters as well as a good eye for details that bring the period to life." --Booklist