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About The Book
From the award-winning duo behind the bestselling Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt comes the stunning, richly illustrated sequel about a young enslaved girl who follows a quilt’s message to freedom.
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 under the quilt of night. Guided by the stars, they head north in the direction of freedom. At last, the girl sees a 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. Can she bravely step forward and lead her family to freedom?
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 under the quilt of night. Guided by the stars, they head north in the direction of freedom. At last, the girl sees a 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. Can she bravely step forward and lead her family to freedom?
About The Author
Photo Credit:
Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the International Literacy Association Award; Girl Wonder, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and Apples to Oregon, a Junior Library Guild Selection. She received the 2003 Washington State Book Award for Under the Quilt of Night. She lives in Oregon. Visit her online at DeborahHopkinson.com.
About The Illustrator
Photo by John Halpern
James E. Ransome’s highly acclaimed illustrations for Before She Was Harriet received the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King winner The Creation; Coretta Scott King Honor Book Uncle Jed’s Barbershop; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; and Let My People Go, winner of the NAACP Image Award. James is also a recipient of the ALA Children’s Literature Legacy Award. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome, and their books include Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams and Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis. James is a professor and coordinator of the MFA Illustration Graduate Program at Syracuse University. He lives in New York’s Hudson River Valley region with his family. Visit James at JamesRansome.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (January 1, 2002)
- Length: 40 pages
- ISBN13: 9780689822278
- Grades: K - 5
- Ages: 5 - 10
- Lexile ® 580L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
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- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade
- 5th Grade
- Age 4 - 8
- Age 9 - 11
- Lexile ® 491 - 590
- Children's Fiction > Social Situations > Prejudice & Racism
- Children's Fiction > People & Places > United States > African-American
- Children's Fiction > Historical > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Awards and Honors
- ILA/CBC Children's Choices
- Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award Master List (OR)
- ALA Children’s Literature Legacy Award
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Under the Quilt of Night Hardcover 9780689822278
- Author Photo (jpg): Deborah Hopkinson Photo Credit:(0.1 MB)
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