Hopkinson, D. (1993). Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Alfred A. Knopf: New York.
This book is actually the book tat come before Under the Quilt of Night, which I read as part of my annotated text set. This book is about a girl named Clara who is taught to sew to get her out of the field so she can become a house slave (much easier than being a field slave). She then uses her sewing knowledge and what people tell her to create a quilt that acts as a map to help slaves get free. She does not take the quilt with her as she escapes because she leaves it for others to use as a map when it is time for them to escape as well.
Although related to Under the Quilt of Night the two quilts are not the same quilt. Quilting is obviously a common theme in slavery books and students can start to use their background knowledge to explain why. I can share the quilts that I have made with my students and we can talk about the stories contained within them.
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