Glennette Tilley Turner

Glennette Tilley Turner has written many children’s books, including Fort Mose, An Apple for Harriet Tubman, and Running for Our Lives. She has also written collections of biographies of notable African Americans for adults, and she serves as an advisor to the National Park Service, where she helps plan programs for the national historic Underground Railroad trail. Turner has a master’s degree in history and children’s literature; has spoken at ALA, NCTE, BCALA, and the Library of Congress; has presented at Illinois library, historical, and reading organizations; and taught in the Chicago Public School system for many years. She has received numerous awards and accolades for her writing and was inducted into International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent at the Gwendolyn Brooks Center of Chicago State University. She lives in Wheaton, Illinois.

Glennette Tilley Turner's Titles

Gift of Freedom How Harriet Tubman Rescued Her Brothers

The Gift of Freedom

From bestselling illustrator and Coretta Scott King honoree Laura Freeman and award-winning author Glennette Tilley Turner comes the little-known...


Man Called Horse John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad

A Man Called Horse

From award-winning children's author Glennette Tilley Turner comes the riveting true story of John Horsewarrior, diplomat, and freedom fighterwhose...


Fort Mose And the Story of the Man Who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America

Fort Mose

Discover the powerful true story of Fort Mose, the first free Black community in what would become the United States.In this richly illustrated...