FREEDOM TRAIN

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

• Dorothy Sterling (November 23, 1913 – December 1, 2008) was an American writer and historian. After college, she worked as a journalist and writer in New York for several years, writing several books and working for Time magazine.

GENRE/THEME

• Non-fiction
• The theme is courage and perseverance

HARRIET TUBMAN

• born Araminta Ross
• was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and during the American Civil War, a Union spy
• Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made about thirteen "missions" to rescue approximately seventy enslaved family members and friends(including other slaves as well)

CONNECTION

• What I learned from Freedom Train is that life has its struggles, but if you don't take risks or confront these challenges, they will continue and possibly get worse. Harriet might have released 100s of slaves, but her image is what is most important. She shows that change can come to people who try, but each individual has to do their part in it.

RECOMMENDATION

• 12+
• 5/5