Author's Name

Patricia & Fredrick McKissack

Book(s)

Madam C. J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire (2013) 

Booker T. Washington: African-American Leader (2013) 

Jesse Owens: Legendary Track Star (2013) 

Carter G. Woodson: Black History Pioneer (2013) 

Paul Robeson: A Voice for Change (2013)

George Washington Carver: Scientist and Inventor (2013) 

Louis Armstrong: King of Jazz (2013) 

Mary McLeod Bethune: Woman of Courage (2013) 

Best Shot in the West: The Adventures of Nat Love (2012) 

Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship (2005) 

Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619 (2004) 

Days of Jubilee (2003) 

Frederick Douglass: Leader against Slavery (2002) 

Ralph J. Bunche: Peacemaker (2002) 

Mary Church Terrell: Leader for Equality (2002) 

Zora Neale Hurston: Writer and Storyteller (2002)

Satchel Paige: The Best Arm in Baseball (2002) 

Marian Anderson: A Great Singer (2001) 

A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter (2001)

Black Hands, White Sails (1999) 

Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color (1998) 

Young, Black, and Determined: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry (1997)

Red-Tail Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II (1996) 

Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts (1996) 

Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues (1994) 

Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters (1994) 

The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa (1993) 

From Heaven Above: The Story of Christmas Proclaimed by the Angels (1992)

Langston Hughes: Great American Poet (1992)

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? (1992) 

Ida B. Wells-Barnett: A Voice Against Violence (1991)

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace (1991) 

Bugs! (1988)

All Paths Lead to Bethlehem (1987) 

Look What You've Done Now Moses! (1984) 

The Clone Codes Series

The Clone Codes #3: The Visitor (2012)

The Clone Codes #2: Cyborg (2011)

The Clone Codes #1 (2010)

Miami Jackson Series

Miami Jackson Sees It Through #3 (2002) 

Miami Jackson Makes the Play #2 (2001) 

Miami Gets It Straight #1 (1999) 

Messy Bessey Series

Messy Bessey's Family Reunion (2000)

Messy Bessey's Holidays (1999) 

Messy Bessey and the Birthday Overnight (1998) 

Messy Bessey's School Desk (1998)

Messy Bessey's Garden (1991) 

Messy Bessey's Closet (1987)