Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters

Side-splittingly funny and spine-chillingly spooky, this companion to the Newbery Honor–winning anthology The Dark Thirty is filled with captivating tales and charismatic bad characters. From the engaging author's note reflecting on McKissack's childhood listening to stories, to the lively introductions setting the stage for each story, and finally to the ten enthralling tales themselves, this collection serves as a worthy successor to The Dark-Thirty. Highlights include 'The Best Lie Ever Told,' where trickster Dooley Hunter tells a tall tale at a contest, 'Aunt Gran and the Outlaws,' where a cunning old lady outwits Frank and Jesse James, and 'Cake Norris Lives On,' featuring a man rumored to have died multiple times.