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The patchwork path a quilt map to freedom

While her father leads her toward Canada and away from the plantation where they have been slaves, a young girl thinks of the quilt her mother used to teach her a code that will help guide them to freedom.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stroud, Bettye, 1938-
Other Authors:	Bennett, Erin Susanne (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Fugitive slaves > Juvenile fiction. Quilts > Juvenile fiction. Underground railroad > Juvenile fiction. Slavery > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	While her father leads her toward Canada and away from the plantation where they have been slaves, a young girl thinks of the quilt her mother used to teach her a code that will help guide them to freedom.
Physical Description:	1 v.: ill.
ISBN:	0763624233 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Bettye Stroud is the author of several picture books that speak of her African American heritage, including DANCE Y'ALL, THE LEAVING, and DOWN HOME AT MISS DESSA'S. Of THE PATCHWORK PATH, she says, "I want my writing to be inspirational to children as they face the 'demons' I write about. I hope my readers see themselves and know they are not alone in facing disappointments. I want them to know all is never lost; there is always hope." Erin Susanne Bennett is a recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Of THE PATCHWORK PATH, her first book, she says, "Growing up in Rochester, New York, had a tremendous impact on my awareness of the Underground Railroad. Illustrating THE PATCHWORK PATH has only deepened my appreciation for the immense strength, courage, and sacrifice embodied by African American slaves and those who fought with them for equality."