I’m not big on poetry but this book does kind of tell a
story, which makes it a little bit better for me. It basically tells the story of Nelson’s own
childhood in the 1950s. It is not
entirely an autobiography, however.
There has been some liberties taken, I believe. The poems were written after she was an
adult, although she has tried to keep the voice of a child in the writing. They deal with her fears and reactions to
things happening in the world, such as racism and communism, and their military
life which caused them to move fairly frequently. I read this because it was one of the Coretta
Scott King honor books this year and I liked it. I think that anyone who likes poetry will
definitely like it but it could be an easy sell to a lot of kids because the
book is also very short.
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