Venue: St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch | Meet Patricia McKissack, a St. Louis literary treasure, and learn about the family stories that inspire her writing. Patricia McKissack, the Spring 2012 Reading Pays—Pass It On author, has won Coretta Scott King Awards and Honors, a Newbery Honor, and the NAACP Image and Virginia Hamilton Literary Awards. We'll have a variety of her books available for purchase and signing at the event.