Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States Ages 7-10.Grades 4-6.

1. African Americans -- Juvenile literature; 2. Slavery -- Juvenile literature; 3. Genealogy -- Juvenile literature; 4. Grandmothers -- Juvenile literature; 5. United States -- History -- Juvenile literature; 6. Creative nonfiction.; 7. History.; 8. Juvenile works.; 9. Picture books.; 10. Free verse.; 11. Children's stories;