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Compelling tale of family facing racism in '30s Mississippi. Read Common Sense Media's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry review, age rating, and parents guide.
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Jan 1, 1976 · Read 6,259 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent ye….
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Oct 1, 1976 · ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY. by Mildred D. Taylor & illustrated by Jerry Pinkney ‧RELEASE DATE: Oct. 1, 1976. Taylor trusts to her material and doesn't try to inflate Cassie's role in these events, and though the strong, clear-headed... bookshelf.
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Set amid the Great Depression and the racially charged South, the story of the Logan family is told through the eyes of 9-year-old Cassie. Proud of her heritage, Cassie is familiar with the oft-told tale of how her Grandpa Logan worked to acquire his own land. An anomaly among the tenant farming Black families they know, the Logan family must work ...
Mildred D. Taylor loved listening to her grandfather’s stories of growing up in Mississippi. Proud of her family heritage Taylor began to write stories that reflected the troubled times of growing up Black in the south during the Great Depression. Wanting to tell the Black history she felt was missing in school textbooks, Taylor created the Logan f...
1977 John Newbery Medal American Book Award Honor Book ALA Notable Book NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book
Mildred D. Taylor’s writings about the Logan family are presented in the order that the Logan family stories unfold. Note that despite the story order listed below, the books were not written in sequence. 1. The Land, Book One (2001) 2. The Well, Book Two (1995) 3. Mississippi Bridge, Book Three (1990) 4. Song of the Trees, Book Four, illustrated b...
The best historical stories are born from unique family histories, and Mildred D. Taylor has plenty. Taking the stories passed down to her from her grandfather, Taylor has given young readers an authentic story of a southern Black family not typically represented in historical fiction. The Logans are a hardworking, intelligent, loving, and independ...
If you are looking for excellent children's books, both fiction and nonfiction, about African American history, some excellent titles include: by Kadir Nelson, I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and One Crazy Summerby Rita Garcia-Williams. Source: Penguin Author Page, Award Annals, Logan...
Book Review of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 4 min. Author Mildred D. Taylor won the Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Medal for Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry— plus too many more awards to list here. It’s that good!
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Mama begins a crusade to convince neighbors to boycott the Wallace Store and to shop in a town farther away called Vicksburg. Some agree to help. Others can’t get a line of credit in Vicksburg, so Mama and Papa try to find ways to get them the necessary approvals.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 1978 1h 47m Drama List Reviews 48% Audience Score 100+ Ratings The pain of racial prejudice is experienced by members of a black family in Depression-era Mississippi.
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