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When Crack Was King was critically-acclaimed upon its release with positive reviews from publications including the Los Angeles Times [3], The New York Times [4], Kirkus Reviews [5], NPR, Apple Books, [6] Publishers Weekly [7], and The Guardian. [8] The Washington Post named the book a notable new release in a "summer of big books."
The book was written and illustrated by husband and wife team Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome. They have previously collaborated on fifteen books together. Cline-Ransome was nervous about approaching a book on Tubman, as there were already so many of them. Her husband did some research and suggested she write about Tubman's many roles ...
It has been awarded as a Caldecott Honor book and with the Coretta Scott King Award. A starred review in Publishers Weekly compliments the book's "elegant design" and the illustration's "intense portraits" and their ability to "convey all the emotion of Tubman's monumental mission." It also applauds the author for the way in which the text was ...
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[4] When the Dover Eight decided to run away, they were given directions by Harriet Tubman. [5] The route was particularly dangerous for blacks to pass through slave states, those south of the Mason-Dixon line, after the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. It was also dangerous to share "even a hint of abolitionist sentiment."
It is based on the children's book series written by Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos, named Ordinary People Change the World. [2] The series involves Xavier Riddle with his sister Yadina, and their friends Brad and Berby, at the Secret Museum, and help from historical heroes, who are depicted in the series as children.
Harriet Herbig-Matten didn’t know MaxtonHall would become an overnight sensation. But in a matter of weeks, the series, in which she stars, catapulted into the spotlight as one of streaming’s ...
One night, Harriet gives Ruben a ride, and is called to the scene of a burning barn, where Harriet unsuccessfully attempts to save a bull. Meanwhile, Mackenzie, who is on a date with Wayne, a local deputy, witnesses a car speeding from the barn and decides to follow it into a wrecking yard.