# Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

**Author:** Alan Schroeder
**Grade range:** Grades 4–8
**Age range:** 9–13
**First published:** 2000
**Page count:** 0
**Genre:** Nonfiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780140561968`
**ISBN-10:** `014056196X`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/minty-a-story-of-young-harriet-tubman
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

They called her "Minty." When she grew up, she became Harriet Tubman, the courageous and heroic woman who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad. But she was just a little girl for a while—and this is her story. Minty, short for Araminta, was a feisty and headstrong young slave, whose rebellious spirit often got her into trouble. She told stories to her doll, released animals from traps, and, above all, dreamed of running away. And when her father began to teach her the skills necessary for escape, she listened carefully, and learned. . . .

## Where this book is assigned

### Kentucky Bluegrass Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 1998 winner (4-8)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 1998 winner (4-8)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 1998 winner (4-8)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 1998 winner (4-8)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 1998 winner (4-8)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)

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