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