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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

By Mildred D. Taylor
Series: Puffin Modern Classics
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Set during the Depression-era South, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry follows the Logan family as they confront racism and violence while fiercely protecting their land. Through a tumultuous year marked by threats and humiliations, young Cassie learns that their land is more than property—it is the source of their courage, pride, and unity.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This poignant and powerful novel is essential reading for young adults and mature readers interested in historical fiction, civil rights, and stories of resilience and family strength.

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Facing a year of night riders and burnings, Cassie and her family continue their struggle to keep their land and hold onto what rightfully belongs to them, despite the difficult battles they must continue to endure.

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NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • The timeless classic with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson!

"[Taylor] writes not with rancour or bitterness of indignities, but with pride, strength, and respect for humanity."—The New York Times Book Review

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.

"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 . . . the novel shows the rich inner rewards of black pride, love, and independence despite the certainty of outer defeat."—Booklist, starred review

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 Award Honor Book

Series: Puffin Modern Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140384512

Publisher: Pearson Education Limited

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 November 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Addison Wesley

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 177g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Mildred D. Taylor is the author of nine novels including The Road to Memphis, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, The Land, The Well, and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Her books have won numerous awards, among them a Newbery Medal (for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry), four Coretta Scott King Awards, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Her book The Land was awarded the L.A. Times Book Prize and the PEN Award for Children's Literature. In 2003, Ms. Taylor was named the First Laureate of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature. Ms. Taylor now devotes her time to her family, writing, and what she terms "the family ranch" in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.


Kadir Nelson (www.kadirnelson.com) is a two-time Caldecott Honor Award recipient. He has received an NAACP Image Award, a CASEY Award, the 2009 and 2014 Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the 2009 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award. Among Mr. Nelson's other awards are gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and The New Yorker. He lives in Los Angeles.

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