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Cassie didn't understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. During that year, in the 1930s, when the night riders carried destruction among her people, she learned that it was worth fighting for a principle even if it brought terrible hardships.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Synopsis
Winner of the Newbery Medal, this remarkably moving novel has impressed the hearts and minds of millions of readers.
Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. And it is also Cassie's story-Cassie Logan, an independent girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family, even as she learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect.
* "[A] vivid story.... Entirely through its own internal development, the novel shows the rich inner rewards of black pride, love, and independence."-Booklist, starred review
About This Edition
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9780142401125 |
| Publication date: |
12th April 2004 |
| Author: |
Mildred D Taylor |
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Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
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Paperback |
| Pagination: |
288 pages |
| Series: |
Puffin Modern Classics |
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About Mildred D Taylor
Mildred D. Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on September 13, 1943, but moved with her family to Toledo, Ohio, where she spent most of her childhood. She went to public schools and college in Toledo. After graduating from the University of Toledo, she joined the Peace Corp and spent two years teaching English and history. While living in Africa, she observed black pride and independence which reminded her of stories her father told her.
She returned to the United States to teach and recruit for the Peace Corp. She then studied journalism at the University of Colorado, where she received her Master's degree. While attending the university, she joined the Black Student Alliance (BSA) and helped to create a black studies program at the school. After graduating, she worked as a study skills coordinator. She decided to move to Los Angeles where she worked during the day and wrote at night. For more biographical information, visit Mildred Taylor from the Educational Paperback Organization.
She is the author of three realistic stories which juxtapose the security of family love against the evils of racism--Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Song of the Trees, and Let the Circle Be Unbroken. She has received critical acclaim for her original interpretation of the black experience. In 1997, she was the recipient of the ALAN Award.
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