THE KEEPING QUILT, BY PATRICIA POLACCOAR Level: 4.4 Points: .5
Interest Level: Elementary
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This is the story of the life of a quilt and of the momentous occasions it has witnessed in the lives of several generations in Patricia’s family. When Anna’s great grandmother immigrated to America as a child, the only thing she brought with her was the dress she was wearing and her babushka. (head scarf) When Anna outgrows the dress, her mother decides to use it, along with clothes from other family members in Russia, to make a quilt. This quilt follows Anna through her life. It is used as a tablecloth on the Sabbath, and she was sitting on it day she became engaged. It became the “huppa” under which they exchanged vows, and it was used to wrap her newborn children in. The quilt was used for many special occasions up until her death—when it was used to cover her as prayers were said to lift her soul to heaven. The quilt follows Carle and her daughter Mary Ellen in the same fashion, until; finally, it is passed onto Patricia.
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