Before She Was Harriet

Holiday House, 2019

illustrated by James Ransome

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book

Moses, General Tubman, Minty, Araminta--the woman we know today as Harriet Tubman went by many names.  Each represented one of her many roles as a spy, as a liberator, as a suffragist, and more.  A powerful poem and exquisite watercolor paintings pay tribute to a true American hero.

★ "A memorable, lyrical reverse-chronological walk through the life of an American icon." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

★ Starred review, Kirkus
★ Starred review, Publisher's Weekly
★ Starred review, School Library Journal
★ Starred review, Booklist
★ Starred Review, Shelf Awareness
NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work - Children
2018 (NCSS-CBC) Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2017
Included in the 2018 Kansas NEA Reading Circle Catalog
A 2018 Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title
An NCTE Notable Poetry Book
A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature (CSMCL) Best Book of 2017
A Booklist Editors' Choice
2017 EUREKA! Nonfiction Honor Award
Capitol Choices 2018
Jane Addams Honor Award
The Christopher Award

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