Patricia McKissack, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Patricia McKissack

American children's writer

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1944

Place of Birth: Smyrna, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 07-Apr-2017

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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. 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.Patricia McKissack was also a board member of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance, a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.She also published under the names L'Ann Carwell, Pat McKissack, and Patricia C.
McKissack.