Bibliography
Greenwood, Barbara. The Last Safe House. Copyright 1998. Scholastic.
Hopkinson, Deborah. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Copyright 1993. Scholastic.
Johns, Linda. The Underground Railroad. Copyright 2000. TWG Books.
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Almost to Freedom. Copyright 2003. Scholastic.
Web site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html
Reference Materials
Clinton, Catherine. Encyclopedia of the Civil War. Copyright 1999. Scholastic.
This book contains information of battles in history, and stories of men, women, and children who lived during the time of the Civil War.
Gauch, Patricia Lee. Thunder At Gettysburg. Copyright 1975. Yearling.
This book tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Hoobler, Dorothy and Thomas. Next Stop, Freedom. Copyright 1991. Silver Burdett Press.
A story of a girl who works as a house slave in the 1850's.
Hopkinson, Deborah. Fannie in the Kitchen. Copyright 2001. Scholastic.
This story is set in the Civil War time period. It contains recipes that were used at that time.
Hopkinson, Deborah. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Copyright 1993. Scholastic.
A story of Clara, a special quilt, and the escape to Canada.
Johns, Linda. The Underground Railroad. Copyright 2000. TWG Books.
This is a set of books written on the emergent stage of literacy level. These books can be used as a launch activity for upper grade students.
Kent, Zachary. The Battle of Antietam. Copyright 1992. Children's Press.
Contains factual information about this battle, also has many pictures that depict the time.
Lester, Julius. From Slave Ship to Freedom Road. Copyright 1998. Puffin Books.
This book is know for its extraordinary paintings. It provides a deeper understanding of what it was like to be a slave.
Monjo, F.N. The Drinking Gourd. Copyright 1993. HarperTrophy.
A story of the Underground Railroad. From the point of view of a man helping the runaway slaves.
Murphy, Jim. The Long Road to Gettysburg. Copyright 1992. Scholastic.
This book recounts the Battle of Gettysburg in detail.
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Almost to Freedom. Copyright 2003. Scholastic.
Written from a doll's point of view, this book is about the escape to freedom.
Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. Copyright 1994. Scholastic.
A short story about a boy who goes to battle at the age of 15.
Rinaldi, Ann. Numbering All the Bones. Copyright 2002. Scholastic.
A novel about a slave who wants to escape to freedom.
Turner, Ann. Nettie's Trip South. Copyright 1987. Aladdin Paperbacks.
About a girl named Nettie who makes a trip to the pre-Civil War South.
Winter, Jeanette. Follow the Drinking Gourd. Copyright 1988. Scholastic.
A story of a folk song "Follow the Drinking Gourd" which led slaves to freedom.