{"product_id":"overground-railroad-9780823438730","title":"Overground Railroad","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA window into a child's experience of the Great Migration from the award-winning creators of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore She Was Harriet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach leg of the trip brings new revelations as scenes out the window of folks working in fields give way to the Delaware River, the curtain that separates the colored car is removed, and glimpses of the freedom and opportunity the family hopes to find come into view. As they travel, Ruth Ellen reads from \u003ci\u003eNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, \u003c\/i\u003e reflecting on how her journey mirrors her own-- until finally the train arrives at its last stop, New York's Penn Station, and the family heads out into a night filled with bright lights, glimmering stars, and new possiblity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Ransome's mixed-media illustrations are full of bold color and texture, bringing Ruth Ellen's journey to life, from sprawling cotton fields to cramped train cars, the wary glances of other passengers and the dark forest through which Frederick Douglass traveled towards freedom. \u003ci\u003eOverground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e is, as Lesa notes, a story \"of people who were running from and running to at the same time,\" and it's a story that will stay with readers long after the final pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore She Was Harriet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Christopher Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"Ransome's lavishly detailed and expansive double-page spreads situate young readers in each time and place as the text takes them further into the past.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"a powerful reminder of how all children carry within them the potential for greatness.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823438730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 10.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019 pg. 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/21\/2020 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020 - Book Of Special Distinction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e507314 \/ Overground Railroad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lesa Cline-Ransome","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644896014492,"sku":"9780823438730","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c6796019-e78e-4369-9033-ed72cccfcfa7.jpg?v=1603859747","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/overground-railroad-9780823438730","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}