Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford | Book Review

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This author gives a poetic outlook on her family’s history.

This book tells stories in the poems written about Mrs. and Mr. Weatherford’s ancestors. A mother and a son duo try to trace their family tree. Journey on because these stories are not without emotion.

This book is set from colonial America to the Reconstruction of the Civil War. The illustrations (black and white scratchboard art) were well done and helped perpetuate the story’s emotions. I loved how some poems and illustrations are light-colored pages while others are darker-colored. That color scheme was pretty cool. The writing style was exceptional and captured what the story was about. I felt terrible for the enslaved at the time and rooted for her family.

I loved how some poems and illustrations are light-colored pages while others are darker-colored. That color scheme was pretty cool. The writing style was exceptional and captured what the story was about. I felt terrible for the enslaved at the time and rooted for her family.

A must-read for history buffs interested in family genealogy, black history, and love, a beautifully written, touching story.

This book is perfect if you like Kwame Alexander’s The Door of No Return. Check out my review of The Door of No Return.

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