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The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, is a children’s thriller book, filled with ten tales of supernatural activity occurring throughout times of slavery and civil rights in the south. The authors of the book,Patricia McKissack and Fredrick McKissack, husband and wife, are known for their writings about African American culture. The illustrator of this book is Brian Pinkney, who has illustrated many highly acclaimed children's picture books.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/brian-pinkney )〕 The Dark Thirty Southern Tales of the Supernatural was published in 1992 and received a Newbery Honor along with a Coretta Scott King Award in 1993.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/patricia-c-mckissack-0 )〕 ==Plot Summaries== The Legend of Pin Oak- This tale is about a free slave and son of a white man, Henri McAvoy, whose family is being forced to be separated by his own half brother, Harper McAvoy who is sold him. In an attempt to protect his wife Charlemae and their son, the family flees and end up getting cornered, where they have to make a life or death decision. We Organized- This tale is a narrative from a slave who was freed before Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. His narrative describes nights and dawns of rituals where many slaves who were mistreated by the Massa, organized and performed voodoo on him. Justice- Riley Holt, who is the richest man in the town of Tallahatchie Mississippi, is killed and Chief Baker is determined to find out who committed the crime. Upon his investigation Hoop Granger blames Alvin Tinsley for the crime. With a good alibi Alvin is let go, but Hoop feels this crime should be paid for by someone, somehow. The 11:59- In this tale Lester Simmons an old Pullman car porter tells the store of the train called the 11:59. According to Lester no porter ever hears the whistle of the 11:59 and lives to tel about it. One night Lester hears the whistle of the 11:59 and tries to escape and not allow this to be his last ride. The Sight- In this tale Esau is born with a veil which is like a thin piece of transparency over his face, according to the midwife Esau has a gift called the sight. The sight can present itself in Esau's life as a blessing or a curse. Esau could see future visions. Esau tried and succeeded at controlling his visions but when his father Tall comes back into his life he is forced to use his ability for bad. While it seems he may have lost his gift, he will see that he hasn't when it reoccurs showing him awful visions of his family in danger. The Woman in the Snow- This tale is about a time before and after the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Grady Bishop, a white bus driver is assigned the route that he nicknames the "Blackbird Express", because that route is primarily colored people. While on this route, on a very windy and snowy night, Grady decides to take the bus in early due to the weather. Before he can turn around he see's a young woman Eula Mae Daniels, with a very small amount of clothes on, struggling to get through the snow, with a baby hugged close to her. Grady refuses to allow her on the bus because she has no fare. After finding out Eula Mae and her small baby froze to death in the snow. When encountered with Eula Mae again on the anniversary of her death, a year later he meets his fate. Twenty-five years later after the boycott, Ray Hammond, a black man is employed and given the "Blackbird Express" route. He encounters Eula Mae on the anniversary but this time it is Eula Mae Daniels and her baby who are set free. The Conjure Brother- Boo Mama- The Gingi- The Chicken-Coop Monster- 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Dark-Thirty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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