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Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.

Fredrick McKissack has nearly 20 years experience as a writer and an editor. His articles, op-eds, and reviews have been published in The Washington Post, Vibe Magazine, and others. He lives in Ft. Wayne, Ind. with his wife, Lisa and their son, Mark.

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Browse Inside Shooting Star

Shooting Star By: Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.

This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages

Publication date: August 25, 2009

Ages: above 12

A natural-born athlete, Jomo Rogers has talent that is easy to spot on the football field, and reporters and college recruiters are taking notice. But the buzz is focused on his potential, on his promise, while Jomo is ready...

Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback

Browse Inside Hard Labor

Hard Labor The First African Americans, 1619 (Part of Milestone) By: Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.

Illustrated by: Joseph Daniel Fiedler

This edition: Trade Paperback, 64 pages

Publication date: January 6, 2004

Ages: 7 - 10

Erased by Time In 1619 twenty Africans stepped foot on American soil. They came not as slaves, but as indentured servants. They knew if they could hold on and finish out their sentences, they would be free. They came with...

Browse Inside Let My People Go

Let My People Go Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color By: Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.

Illustrated by: James E. Ransome

This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages

Publication date: October 1, 1998

Ages: above 12

"Come join me as I take you back to Charleston, South Carolina, to my father's forge in the early 1800's. Sit with me on the woodpile as he tells a tale of faith, hope, or love." In this extraordinary collection, Charlotte...