num_pages: 32
description: The main character of Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Honor winner Tar Beach takes flight once again, encountering Harriet Tubman and learning about the Underground Railroad.Cassie, who flew above New York in Tar Beach , soars into the sky once more. This time, she and her brother Be Be meet a train full of people, and Be Be joins them. But the train departs before Cassie can climb aboard. With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the real Underground Railroad and is finally reunited with her brother at the story's end.
language: English
title: Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
titlecomplete: Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
characters: Harriet Tubman
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Cultural, Childrens, American History, Picture Books, African American, Fantasy, Family, Fiction
ratings_count: 1080
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Picture Book
publisher: Dragonfly Books