Gift of Freedom

Glennette Tilley Turner has written many children’s books, including A Man Called Horse: John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad and Fort Mose: And the Story of the Man Who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America. She has also written collections of biographies of notable African Americans for adults, and she serves as an advisor to the National Park Service, where she helps plan programs for the national historic Underground Railroad trail. Turner has a master’s degree in history and children’s literature; has spoken at ALA, NCTE, BCALA, and the Library of Congress; has presented at Illinois library, historical, and reading organizations; and taught in the Chicago Public School system for many years. She has received numerous awards and accolades for her writing and was inducted into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent at the Gwendolyn Brooks Center of Chicago State University. She lives in Wheaton, Illinois. Laura Freeman is a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honoree. Her work has been recognized with an NAACP Image Award, reached the New York Times bestseller list, and has been honored by the Society of Illustrators, the Georgia Center for the Book, and in the Annuals for Communication Arts and American Illustration. She has illustrated more than 30 children’s books, and her editorial images are frequently seen in the New York Times and other periodicals. Originally from New York City, Freeman now lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

***STARRED REVIEW***“In this intriguing book, Turner provides enough historical context to help younger children understand the importance of Tubman’s gift to her brothers and enough details to hold the interest of older readers. Created using dark, rich colors, Freeman’s stunning night scenes, sometimes lit by a single lantern, capture the drama of this well-told, memorable story.”