Minty (A Story of Young Harriet Tubman)

Written By: Alan Schroeder
Illustrated By Jerry Pinkney
Publisher: Puffin Books in 1996
Picture Book - Fiction
Coretta Scott King Award

The story of Harriet Tubman's childhood as a young slave is told in this book which is written especially for younger readers. Tubman, a young slave nicknamed "Minty", was a feisty, stubborn girl with a dream of escape, and whose rebellious spirit often got her into trouble. 

This book does a very good job at showing what the African American Slaves had to go through. Minty is whipped and tortured but she still keeps up hope. It is a good to read a class so they can be introduced to different cultures and understand them better. 

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4 stars out of 5

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