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Podcast: Story Time with Avant-garde Books, LLC
Episode: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (1993, 2018) by Deborah Hopkinson and James Ransome (Illustrator)
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An inspiring tale of creativity and determination on the Underground Railroad from Coretta Scott King Award winner James Ransome and acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson.Clara, 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 t...