How did Jacqueline Woodson decide to use the rope as a symbol for family and heritage?
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How did Jacqueline Woodson decide to use the rope as a symbol for family and heritage?
Did anyone else feel a deep connection to the way the story highlights the cultural memory of the Great Migration?
What do you think led to the decision to tell this story from the child's perspective?