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danielizabeth2608's review against another edition
5.0
A powerful and beautifully written book of verses about a woman and her maternal lineage. This book moved me in many ways, and I would gladly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.
aclopez6's review against another edition
4.0
I'm impressed that someone so young was able to produce a work that will hopefully be read by their own family for generations to come. While some entries were repetitive and did not add to the overall memoir, this novel in verse had a lot to offer, and I could see this being offered to middle-grade, young adult, and adult audiences alike.
bibliobrandie's review against another edition
4.0
"The only way to tell this story is through poetry. Because black girlhood is eternally laced with rhythm." In this memoir-in-verse, Young traces her ancestry back to Amy Coleman, an enslaved woman who bore her white enslaver's child. Young appears seven generations later. Through beautiful poetry, Young explores the lives of her foremothers, Black girlhood, womanhood, and American history.
"Mothers are harshest when their hope is helping you avoid making the mistakes that had once their own."
"Mothers are harshest when their hope is helping you avoid making the mistakes that had once their own."
hughesna2019's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
candelibri's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
kelsilay15's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced