This book is about a girl Valena, who is finding who she is, where she came from, and how she got to be who she is today. She first hears of her grandfathers story of how he traveled the underground railroad to freedom and then continues finding out all of her history and how it relates to who she is now.

This story is about a little girl, Valena, who learns about her great grandfather's travel through the underground railraod. She finds herself being able to relate to the pains he felt by how she is growing up now. She feels her life story being told around her from the past, present, and future. After learning and seeing all she does it makes her want to improve her life and move to do bigger and better things.

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