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Mary G
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Posted: April 19 2007 at 1:46pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G
MaryM mentioned the book, Secret Signs: Along the Underground Railroad by Anita Riggio which is a great tie-in to the sugared eggs. I'm mentioning it here also as it's an interesting idea about how messages may have been passed on the Underground Railroad. The author tied the idea of the increase in deaf awareness and schools in the NorthEast with the abolitionists operating in the same areas .... food for thought!

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Posted: April 19 2007 at 2:55pm | IP Logged Quote Cay Gibson
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I bought this book at the beginning of the school year when we began our Underground RR study. I simply couldn't pass it up.

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Posted: May 11 2010 at 10:11am | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
MaryM wrote:

Underground Railroad:
Almost to Freedom (Vaunda Nelson)
Night Boat to Freedom (Margot Theis Raven)
I Want to be Free (Joseph Slate)
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt(Deborah Hopkinson)
Follow the Drinking Gourd (Jeanette Winter)
Under the Quilt of Night (Deborah Hopkinson)
Secret Signs along the Underground Railroad (Anita Riggio)
Friend on Freedom River (Gloria Whelan)
Henry's Freedom Box (Ellen Levine)
Sojourner Truth : A Voice for Freedom (Patricia and Fredrick McKissack)
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Lead her People to Freedom (Carol Boston Weatherford)
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (Alan Schroeder)
When Harriet Met Sojourner (Catherine Clinton)


North Star to Freedom
Tuttle's Red Barn

Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad
Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky -- a lighter, fantasy-like treatment, if you want something for the younger set
January's Sparrow - Even though this is a picture book, please pre-read before giving to your youngsters to make sure you're comfortable with the content/illustrations depicting violence.
Freedom River - this one is good for older kids too -- I'd say 9-12.

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Posted: May 13 2010 at 10:02pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me - Ann Grifalconi, Jerry Pinkney, illustrator

Told as a reminiscence of a former slave to his granddaughter many years later. Great story of trust in God and the goodness of others. And if you are a fan of Jerry Pinkney's art, as I am, you'll love that, too.

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