Overground Railroad

Holiday House, 2020

illustrated by James Ransome

ALA Notable

As she climbs aboard the New York bound Silver Meteor train, Ruth Ellen embarks upon a journey toward a new life up North-- one she can't begin to imagine. Stop by stop, the perceptive young narrator tells her journey in poems, leaving behind the cotton fields and distant Blue Ridge mountains.

★ "Warm portraiture and vivid writing by married collaborators Cline-Ransome and Ransome (Before She Was Harriet) mark this story of a family’s journey north during the Great Migration. . . .” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

★  Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

★  Starred Review, Kirkus

★  Starred Review, School Library Journal

★  Starred Review, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

Evanston Public Library 2020 Best Books for Kids

New York Public Library Best Book

School Library Journal Best Book

Junior Library Selection

Best Picture Book by African American Children's Book Project

Booklist Editor's Choice

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