Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom - Carole Boston WeatherfordCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award book; Caldecott Honor book
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
The Pull of the Ocean - Jean-Claude MourlevatMildred L. Batchelder Award book
Loosely based on Charles Perrault's "Tom Thumb," seven brothers in modern-day France flee their poor parents' farm, led by the youngest who, although mute and unusually small, is exceptionally wise.
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