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

2018 Coretta Scott King Book Award
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
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

2017 Book Links Lasting Connections

2017 SLJ Best Books of the Year

2018 Junior Library Guild Selection

2018 Teacher Favorites Award

2018 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award

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