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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Author: Mildred D. Taylor
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 coura...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780440843870
ISBN-10: 0440843871
Publication Date: 1991
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry on + 3 more book reviews
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This is my absolute favorite book from childhood. I read it in third grade, and again and again after that and I have never forgotten it.

Powerful messages about rising above the injustices in life and the importance of family.

The second book in the series, "Let the Circle Be Unbroken", is excellent as well.
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I read this book as an adolescent and never forgot it. A coming of age novel that deals very effectively with the complex issue of racism and prejudice.
reviewed Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry on + 9 more book reviews
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This is a great book to read to your kids to explain the nastiness of prejudice and how it can effect those around you.
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This book exposes you to what Mississippi was back then. I enjoyed reading this book. It was a required book in my 6th grade class and I'm glad it was. I've read this book a couple times and I greatly enjoyed it. After reading this book, Mildred D. Taylor became one of my favorite author's and I picked up The Land(which is the prequel). It as well is a wonderful book. I highly recommend this book.
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This is a good book for every child to read no matter what their race. It is both interesting and very thought provoking.
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reviewed Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry on + 110 more book reviews
Racism in the South after the Civil War. Theme: dignity, racism
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One of my all time favorite books! I love the Logan family and have read everything I could find written by Mildred D. Taylor because of this book.
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Very good book, I read it in Jr. High and it still is the most touching story.
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A great classic that should be read by all. Eye opening!
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From the back cover: This is a story of physical survival, but more important, it is a story of the survival of the human spirit. This is Cassie's story-- Cassie Logan, a girl raised by a family determined not to surrender their independence or their humanity simply because they are black. Cassie has grown up protected, strong, and so far, unaware that any white person could consider her inferior-- or force her to be untrue to herself. It takes the events of one turbulent year to turn her safe world upside down.
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This book is used in Sonlight 4.
Willowgirl avatar reviewed Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry on + 294 more book reviews
with the land to hold them together, nothing can tear th Logans apart..
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best book that I know of for intermediate and Junior High schools!!!
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Great kids book - Newberry and many other awards. My kids really enjoyed it - the story of a girl named Cassie and her family enduring the depression and coping up with racism.
poorelinda avatar reviewed Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry on + 7 more book reviews
My son is reading this book and really likes it.
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This book opens eyes to race relations in earlier times. Good for young readers to learn about the past prejudices and great for older readers as well.....to keep their eyes & minds open to prejudices. A keeper!
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An excellent read for adults as well as young readers. I didn't read it when it was published in 1976 thinking that at 22 I was too "adult". Like Harry Potter, though, this is a book that adults can become engrossed in. Cassie Logan is 9 years old in 1933. She lives in the south with her family during a shameful period of our past. She has to deal with extreme bigotry and racism from whites. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, though, she remains strong and proud. This story recounts a particularly strifeful year in the lives of Cassie & her family.

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