Mississippi Bridge by Mildred D Taylor
Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.A day of conflict and tragedy.
Cassie Logan and her brothers watch as the weekly bus from Jackson comes splashing through a heavy rainstorm--they are there to see their grandmother off on a trip. One by one, the passengers board the bus. But this is Mississippi in the 1930s, so when several white passengers arrive at the last minute, the driver roughly orders the black passengers off the bus, including Cassie's grandmother. Then, disaster strikes in the rain, and the children witness a shocking end to the day's drama. Taylor, a powerful storyteller, again combines authentic incidents to create a taut plot.Her cry for justice always rings true.--Kirkus ReviewsThe Road to Memphis, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, The Land, and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry are among Taylor's past works. Her books have received numerous honors, including a Newbery Medal (for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry), four Coretta Scott King Awards, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Her novel The Land won the L.A. Times Book Prize. The PEN Award for Children's Fiction and the Times Book Prize Taylor was named the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature's First Laureate in 2003.
Mildred Taylor grew up in Toledo, Ohio, after being born in Jackson, Mississippi. She spent two years in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia after graduating from the University of Toledo, and then spent the next year working and recruiting for the Peace Corps across the United States. She helped establish a Black Studies program at the University of Colorado School of Journalism and taught in it for two years. Taylor has worked at an international house and a community free school as a proofreader-editor and program coordinator.
She currently spends her time with her family, writing, and what she refers to as the family ranch in the Rocky Mountains' foothills.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780833592620 |
| ISBN 10 | 0833592629 |
| Title | Mississippi Bridge |
| Author | Mildred D Taylor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Turtleback Books |
| Year published | 2000-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 62 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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