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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (1995) (edit title/settings)

by Deborah Hopkinson (Author) (edit contributors)

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As a seamstress in the Big House, Clara is luckier than the slaves who work the fields. Still, she dreams of a reunion with her Momma, who lives on another plantation–and even of running away to freedom. Then she hears two slaves talking about how they could find the Underground Railroad if... read more

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Clara is a slave who was transferred to a plantation, away from her mom and family. She is now being raised by an aunt who is not blood related, and she has made a vow to get her family back. Her aunt teaches her to sew so she can leave the fields and work inside the Big House as a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Clara is a slave who was transferred to a plantation, away from her mom and family. She is now being raised by an aunt who is not blood related, and she has made a vow to get her family back. Her aunt teaches her to sew so she can leave the fields and work inside the Big House as a seamstress. Clara wants to escape, but her aunt warns her not to. Clara is determined. She works for months sewing for the Missus all day, and quilting in her spare time; meanwhile planning her escape. She listens to the conversations of others to gain details about the land and the way to the underground railroad. But, will she find a way to piece the information together and escape to freedom?

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Aunt Rachel was raising me now.

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  1. Deborah Hopkinson (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0679874720
Page Count: 40

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