This Is The Rope

During the time of the Great Migration, millions of African American families relocated from the South, seeking better opportunities. The story of one family’s journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in South Carolina who finds a rope under a tree one summer. She has no idea the rope will become part of her family’s history. But for three generations, that rope is passed down, used for everything from jump rope games to tying suitcases onto a car for the big move north to New York City, and even for a family reunion where that first little girl is now a grandmother.

Publishing Details

Author : Jacqueline Woodson

Illustrator : James Ransome

Physical Details

Type of Book: Picture

Cover: Softcover

Pages: 32

Size: 9.06 x 11 in

Year Published: 2017

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: 4th

Genre: Fiction

Theme: About POC, Family, Social Emotional