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Under the Quilt of Night
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Under the Quilt of Night Hardcover - 2002

by Hopkinson, Deborah

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This sequel to the International Reading Association Children's Book Award winner "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" captures all the drama and emotion of a girl's heartstopping escape from slavery on the Underground Railroad. Full color.

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Simon & Schuster, Incorporated. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Details

  • Title Under the Quilt of Night
  • Author Hopkinson, Deborah
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, Incorporated, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2002-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 3400649-75
  • ISBN 9780689822278 / 0689822278
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.22 x 8.74 x 0.45 in (28.50 x 22.20 x 1.14 cm)
  • Ages 05 to 10 years
  • Grade levels K - 5
  • Reading level 580
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Theometrics: Secular
    • Topical: Black History
  • Library of Congress subjects Fugitive slaves, African Americans
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98031290
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/15/2001, Page 717
  • BookPage, 02/01/2002, Page 30
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 02/01/2002, Page 208
  • Christian Home & School, 05/01/2002, Page 28
  • Horn Book Magazine, 07/01/2002, Page 447
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2002, Page 332
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 11/01/2001, Page 1550
  • Multicultural Review, 09/01/2002, Page 110
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/26/2001, Page 61
  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2002, Page 102

About the author

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.

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.