WebJunction

History Channel - This site discusses black history in general as well as the Underground Railroad.

Ohio Historical Society Underground Railroad Information Station
Links to pages featuring archival and artifact collections, information for kids and teachers, places to visit and exhibits to discover.   

Random House Discussion Guide – Downloadable Guide for book discussions 

Shelley Pearsall – Ms. Pearsall’s personal website

Underground Railroad in Southern Ohio - Overview of people and events related to Underground Railroad

Workshops and Author Visits – Information on Author Visits by Ms. Pearsall

Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen, Dell Laurel-Leaf / Delacorte Press, Grades 5-9,
ISBN:0-385-30838-8
This impeccably researched novel sheds light on cruel truths in American history as it traces the experiences of a 12-year-old slave girl in the 1850s.

North Star to Freedom: The Story of the Underground Railroad
by Gena K. Gorrell, Delacorte Press, Grades 5 and up, ISBN:0-385-32319-0
Gorrell, a Canadian Quaker, combines the upbeat escape stories with the history of slavery and with the social, political, and economic conflicts that were part of the struggle for emancipation.

Stealing Freedom by Elisa Carbone, Dell Yearling, Grades 5 up, ISBN:
0-440-41707-4
Ann Maria Weems was a slave who lived in Maryland in the mid-1800s, and in this engaging, suspenseful novel, Elisa Carbone tells her story