Book Review - Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling

TITLE: Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman

SERIES: Scholastic Biographies
AUTHOR: Dorothy Sterling 

PUBLISHER: Scholastic Paperbacks
PUBLICATION DATE: May 1, 1987 (first published 1954)

FORMAT: Paperback, 192 pages
GENRE: Non-fiction, Biography
ISBN: 9780590436281

Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey.

MY REVIEW:

I read this biography aloud to my children. The timing worked out well because it is Black History Month.

Harriet Tubman is an inspiring heroine! Despite having a hard life born into slavery, being beaten by her masters, and surviving a serious head wound that should have killed her, she went on to accomplish great things. She single-handedly brought over 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad. It is astonishing that she eluded detection with 19 trips across slave territory. We laughed at the mention of Harriet sleeping on a bench beneath a “wanted” poster for her capture. I firmly believe that she had divine intervention helping her along the way.

"I was conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say – I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger."

Sterling’s account of Harriet Tubman’s life was fascinating, and my kids and I loved it! Highly recommended!!

MY RATING:

5 stars!! We loved it!

This book qualifies as: 
#16 for my 2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge
#16 for my 2013 Read-a-Latte Challenge
#7 for my 2013 Let Me Count The Ways Reading Challenge: Book Version  
#7 for my 2013 Where Are You Reading? Challenge
#7 for my 50 States Challenge 2013  
#8 for my 2013 Quick Fix Challenge 

#13 for my 2013 Women Challenge

#9 for my New Authors Challenge 2013
#9 for my 2013 Reading Challenge: First-Reads  

#14 for my 2013 Books-in-a-Series Reading Challenge
#7 for my Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2013
#7 for my 2013 TBR Pile Reading Challenge
#8 for my Embarrassment of Riches Reading Challenge 2013
#6 for my 2013 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge
#13 for my 2013 Literary Exploration Reading Challenge 
#13 for my 2013 Genre Variety Reading Challenge

#1 for my 2013 Pre-1960 Classic Children's Books Reading Challenge

#1 for my 2013 Nonfiction Reading Challenge

#1 for my 2013 Nerdy Non-Fiction Reading Challenge

#1 for my 2013 Non-Fiction/Non-Memoir Reading Challenge 

#1 for my 2013 This isn't Fiction Reading Challenge 

#13 for my Monthly Mix-up Mania: 2013 to 2015 Edition   
Letter F for my 2013 A to Z Reading Challenge  
#20 for my Five-Year Reading Challenge: A Non-Fiction Adventure   

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