Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

<b>An inspiring tale of creativity and determination on the Underground Railroad from Coretta Scott King Award winner James Ransome and acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson.</b><br><br>Clara a slave and seamstress on Home Plantation dreams of freedom&#151;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. . . .<br><br>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.<br><br><b>Inspiring.</b> &#151;<i>The New York Times</i><br><br><b>A triumph of the human spirit. </b>&#151;<i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review