{"product_id":"sweet-clara-and-the-freedom-quilt-9780679874720","title":"Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring tale of creativity and determination on the Underground Railroad from Coretta Scott King Award winner James Ransome and acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClara, 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. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Inspiring.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A triumph of the human spirit.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Hopkinson\u003c\/b\u003e has written many acclaimed picture books, including \u003ci\u003eA Letter to My Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book; and \u003ci\u003eAbe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. She lives in Oregon with her family. Visit her at deborahhopkinson.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Ransome \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of many award-winning titles for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Creation\u003c\/i\u003e by James Weldon Johnson, which won a Coretta Scott King Award for illustration, and \u003ci\u003eLet My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color \u003c\/i\u003eby Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, winner of an NAACP Image Award. His other titles include \u003ci\u003eThis Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration\u003c\/i\u003e by National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson, \u003ci\u003eYoung Pelé Soccer's First Star\u003c\/i\u003e by Lesa Cline-Ransome, and \u003ci\u003eSky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building\u003c\/i\u003e by Deborah Hopkinson. He lives in New York. Visit him at jamesransome.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503641366802,"sku":"9780679874720","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8edb5db4-3304-4d92-ae2c-4327b1c98947.jpg?v=1730794784","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sweet-clara-and-the-freedom-quilt-9780679874720","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}