Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt [Paperback]

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"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.  Deborah Hopkinsonhas written many acclaimed picture books, including A Letter to My Teacher; Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building, aBoston Globe–Horn BookHonor 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, andLet My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color byl£Œ