Contents
From the back cover:
When night falls, and all is quiet, a slave girl starts to run. She follows the moon into the woods, leading her loved ones away from their master. There's only one place where he might not find them, and it's under the quilt of night.
Guided by the stars, they head north in the direction of freedom. At last, the girl sees a quilt--the quilt with a center square made from deep blue fabric--and knows it's a signal from friends on the Underground Railroad, welcoming her into their home. And so she steps forward. . . .
Deborah Hopkinson and James E. Ransome team up again, in this stunning companion to Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Ransome's rich, powerful illustrations elicit all the emotion and suspense of Hopkinson's words, in a story that's sure to make your heart race and leave you breathless.
When night falls, and all is quiet, a slave girl starts to run. She follows the moon into the woods, leading her loved ones away from their master. There's only one place where he might not find them, and it's under the quilt of night.
Guided by the stars, they head north in the direction of freedom. At last, the girl sees a quilt--the quilt with a center square made from deep blue fabric--and knows it's a signal from friends on the Underground Railroad, welcoming her into their home. And so she steps forward. . . .
Deborah Hopkinson and James E. Ransome team up again, in this stunning companion to Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Ransome's rich, powerful illustrations elicit all the emotion and suspense of Hopkinson's words, in a story that's sure to make your heart race and leave you breathless.
Description
A young girl flees from the farm where she has been worked as a slave and uses the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom in the north.
Awards
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2005)
Washington State Book Award (Winner — 2003)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 2004)
Publishers Weekly Starred Review (November 26 — 2001)
CCBC Choices (2003)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2003)