Hopkinson, D. (1993). Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Illus. James Ransome. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf.
Brief Annotation: After Clara was forced to move to a different plantation she longed for her mother. He "aunt" Rachel taught her to sew so that she could work in the master's house instead of in the fields and she began to learn about things outside of her reality. Clara began to make a map by sewing it into a quilt as she learned new things her quilt became bigger and bigger until she and her friend Jack used it to escape. Clara went returned to rescue her mother and together they all found freedom in Canada.
Genre: Culturally Diverse picture book, historical picture book
Grade Level: 3-8
Readers who will like this: Readers who like reading about the history of the US. Also readers who enjoy inspirational stories of brave women.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4. I thought it was a beautiful and well retold version of the story of the freedom quilt the text and the images work together to make the reader a part of history.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Have you ever made a map? What were you trying to accomplish with your map?
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