It was my mom that suggested I read this and boy oh boy I'm glad she did!

Myers goes from generation to generation talking about this one black family--all the way from when they got off the slave ship in the south to living in New York in 1994.

When I first picked up the giant book, I just knew it would be boring. But once I read the first chapter, I just knew it would be interesting.

There area a lot of powerful things in this book and the language is strong (but not in a provocative way) so, I advise only mature readers to read this.

I read this for school over the summer. I never got into it. I think each part of the book was too short for you to really get to know the character. But the idea of having a story of the generations of family was a good idea.

WALTER DEAN MYERS REALLY MAKES YOU THINK IN THIS BOOK...IT SHOWS HOW SLAVERY AFFECTED A FAMILY FROM THE SHIP TO AMERICA TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. IT TAKES YOU INTO THE LIVES OF THOSE OF DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS AND SHOWS HOW A PIECE OF LAND DIVIDED THEM FROM THE WHITE MAN BY BONDED THEIR FAMILY FOREVER.

I read this book when I was in sixth grade. I'm a college freshman now, and I still tell people about this book. It had a real impact on me. It's extremely heart-wrenching, and completely worth a read.