Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

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The stunning repackage of a timeless Newbery Award Winner, with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart. Why is the land so important to Cassie's family It takes the events of one turbulent year, the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is black, to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride, for no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away. " Taylor writes not with rancor or bitterness of indignities, but with pride, strength and respect for humanity". The New York Times Book Review "The vivid story of a black family whose warm ties to each other and their land give them strength to defy rural Southern racism during the Depression Entirely through its own internal development, the novel shows the rich inner rewards of black pride, love and independence despite the certainty of outer defeat". Booklist, starred review. Newbery Medal winner. A National Book Award Nominee. American Book Award Honor Book. An ALA Notable Book. A NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. A Boston Globe-Horn Book.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- 10-14 years
    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimension- 5" W x 7.7" H x 0.6" D
    • Genre- Fiction
    • Publisher- Penguin Young Readers Group, Publication date- 11-27-2001
    • Page count- 304
    • ISBN- 9780140384512
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6 months ago
from California

the worst book i've read

the passing is horrible and the concept is ok but so terribley done i just hate the book

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2 years ago
from New Zealand

If you haven’t read this book, you ought to

I remember Mom reading this story aloud when I was a youngster. It was gripping, well-written, and made me aware of racism in a way I’d had little experience with before. Since becoming an adult, I’ve wanted to read it again—to see if my initial impressions of the book were accurate. And oh, they were! This is a portrait of a loving family working together to bring justice and hope to their community, despite the injustice and fear surrounding them. As an adult, I picked up on things I doubt I would have noticed when I was younger—things like the cohesiveness of the family portrayed here (that’s often lacking in stories these days!), the way the parents loved their children and actively tried to protect them, their courage in the face of insurmountable odds, the way the night raiders’ deeds were described just enough that you knew that they were evil and a little of what they were capable of, but it wasn’t “in your face” or nearly as much on-page as it could have been…all things I greatly appreciated. These characters aren’t perfect—several times, different ones take matters into their own hands as they battle injustice. But overall, they were brave and loyal, and the family worked together to do what they could to bring justice and freedom to those around them. I loved this book just as much as (or maybe even more than!) the first time I read it. It’s a stunning portrait of human nature, the battles many people have fought over the years, the resilience of the human spirit, and the hope that one day, wrongs will be righted and good will prevail. This is a landmark in American literature, and if you haven’t read it before, you ought to take the time to read it now. It’s a good book!

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3 years ago

Well-written

Well-written story detailing what growing up in the south in the 1930s was like from the perspective of a young Black girl.

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3 years ago
from california

sad but well written

Sad that this kind of thing was happening in our country...but it did.

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3 years ago

I Love it

Let me say this, it Doesn’t matter what the Negative people say about the book they can say what they want because they never live that life or their family never went through it, so yes it’s easy for them to say negative things, but when you know family’s that live that life can’t NO One in this world can tell me nothing Different that BLACK PEOPLES had to put up with and go through have a Great Day…..

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4 years ago
from Dallas Texas

Very bad

Horribly boring, annoying, and long. This book was a complete waste of my valuable time. I'm convinced all 5 star reviews are written by the author due to how horrible this book is. The beginning was down right boring. The conclusion made absolutely no sense. DO NOT waste your time with this book, I'm warning you.

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