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Roll of thunder, hear my cry

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 soci...

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Main Author: Taylor, Mildred D.
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language: English
Published: 2004.
Series: Logans series ; 4.
Subjects:
African Americans > Young adult fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Logan family (Fictitious characters : Taylor) > Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices > Juvenile fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Juvenile fiction.
Newbery award winner.
Southern States > Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Electronic books.
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Summary: 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.
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Audience: Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 5
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ISBN: 9781101657942
Author Notes: Mildred D. Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 13, 1943 and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. She received a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Toledo in 1965 and then spent two years in the Peace Corp teaching English and History in Ethiopia. She received a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Colorado. During this time, she joined the Black Student Alliance and assisted in creating the black studies program at the university. After graduation and before becoming a full-time author, she worked for the Black Education Program as a study skills director.

Using her personal experiences and family stories she heard while growing up, Taylor has created several historical fiction books that offer realistic portraits of African-American families in the mid-1900s. Her novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry won the Newbery Award in 1977 and was made into a television movie in 1978. The Well: David's Story received the 1997 Jason Award. She has also received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Jane Addams Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and the Christopher Award multiple times. She currently lives in Colorado.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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