num_pages: 40
description: 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt!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.
language: English
title: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
titlecomplete: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
genres: Quilting, Fiction, Childrens, Cultural, American History, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Family, Historical, African American
ratings_count: 1858
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Younger Reader Category
publisher: Dragonfly Books