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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt Paperback - 1995 - 1st Edition

by Deborah Hopkinson; James E. Ransome (Illustrator)

Clara, a slave in the big house on Home Plantation, begins to save scraps of colored cloth for a quilt that becomes a map depicting the route of the Underground Railroad. Clara eventually escapes herself by the path that has by now been stitched into her memory, leaving the quilt behind as a guide for others.


From the publisher

An inspiring tale of creativity and determination on the Underground Railroad from Coretta Scott King Award winner James Ransome and acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson. Clara, a slave and seamstress on Home Plantation, dreams of freedom--not just for herself, but for her family and friends. When she overhears a conversation about the Underground Railroad, she has a flash of inspiration. Using scraps of cloth from her work in the Big House and scraps of information gathered from other slaves, she fashions a map that the master would never even recognize. . . . From the award-winning author-illustrator team of Deborah Hopkinson and James Ransome, this fictional tale of the Underground Railroad continues to inspire young readers 25 years after its original publication. "Inspiring." --The New York Times "A triumph of the human spirit." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

From the jacket flap

Illus. in full color. As a seamstress in the Big House, Clara dreams of a reunion with her Momma, who lives on another plantation--and even of running away to freedom. Then she overhears two slaves talking about the Underground Railroad. In a flash of inspiration, Clara sees how she can use the cloth in her scrap bag to make a map of the land--a freedom quilt--that no master will ever suspect.

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  • Title Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
  • Author Deborah Hopkinson; James E. Ransome (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dragonfly Books, New York, New York
  • Date 1995-07-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780679874720 / 0679874720
  • Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.52 x 8.52 x 0.16 in (26.72 x 21.64 x 0.41 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 680
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Slavery, Quilts
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 91011601
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

Media reviews

"A particularly effective way to introduce the subject to younger children, adding a trenchant immediacy to their understanding of a difficult but important chapter in the country's past."--(starred) Horn Book.

"This first-rate book is a triumph of the heart."--(starred) Publishers Weekly.  

Citations

  • Black Issues Book Review, 01/01/2002, Page 63
  • Publishers Weekly, 09/11/1995, Page 0

About the author

Deborah Hopkinson has written many acclaimed picture books, including A Letter to My Teacher; Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book; and Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. She lives in Oregon with her family. Visit her at deborahhopkinson.com. James Ransome is the illustrator of many award-winning titles for children, including The Creation by James Weldon Johnson, which won a Coretta Scott King Award for illustration, and Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, winner of an NAACP Image Award. His other titles include This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson, Young Pel Soccer's First Star by Lesa Cline-Ransome, and Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson. He lives in New York. Visit him at jamesransome.com.
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