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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson (1993, Hardcover) 
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson (1993, Hardcover)

 
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson (1993, Hardcover)

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0679823115
ISBN-13: 9780679823117
Product ID: EPID552505
Description: A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North.
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Synopsis
A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North.

Before Sweet Clara is even 12 years old, she is sold away from her mother and forced to work at North Farm Plantation as a field hand. When a kindly older slave takes pity on Clara, she is allowed to work in the "big house" as a seamstress. As Clara dreams of freedom and of seeing her mother again, she learns to sew. Soon she is using her quilting skills to create a map that will help guide her and other slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad.

Details
Publication Date:1993-01-01
Illustrator:James Ransome

Size
Length:40 pages
Height:11.0 in
Width:9.0 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:12.8 oz

Publisher's Note
As a seamstress in the Big House, Clara is luckier than the slaves who work in the fields. Still, she dreams of a reunion with her Momma, who lives on another plantation--and even of running away to freedom. When she hears two slaves wishing for a map to the Underground Railroad, she realizes how she can make a "freedom quilt" map that no master will ever suspect.

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.

Industry Reviews
A courageous slave girl plays an unusual part in the Underground Railroad; in a starred review, PW said, ``This first-rate book is a triumph of the heart.'' Ages 5-10. (Sept.)
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