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Candlewick Press (MA), 2007-28-08

Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom

Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom

Bettye Stroud, Author

Erin Susanne Bennett, Illustrator

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9780763635190

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This fictionalized account describes a brave father and his young daughter, two of thousands who escape a life of slavery and make the dangerous journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
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A young girl learns that family stories are stitched into the fabric of everyday life. As she helps her grandmother complete a quilt, she discovers the power of memory, tradition, and shared love. This gentle, richly illustrated story invites readers to appreciate the beauty in everyday moments and the bonds that hold families together.

Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Art • Connection • Craftsmanship • Family • Generational Bonds • Heritage • Historical • Juvenile Fiction • Love • Memory • Patience • Storytelling • Tradition • United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)

Readability • 3.6

Age Range • 5-8

Pages • 32

Subjects • Fugitive slaves • Quilts • Underground Railroad • Slavery • African Americans

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Juvenile Fiction | Art

The images stitched into Hannah's quilt lead to secret signposts on the Underground Railroad as she and her father take flight from slavery on a perilous path to freedom.

Now that Hannah's papa has decided to make the run for freedom, her patchwork quilt is not just a precious memento of Mama -- it's a series of hidden clues that will guide them along the Underground Railroad to Canada. A fictionalized account of a fascinating oral history, The Patchwork Path tells the story of a two of the thousands who escaped a life of slavery and made the dangerous journey to freedom -- a story of courage, determination, and hope.

- A Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights Outstanding Book, Honorable Mention

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