Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor

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

The 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	9780142401125
ISBN 10	0142401129
Title	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Author	Mildred D Taylor
Series	Puffin Modern Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2004-04-12
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Winner of National Book Award., Winner of Newbery Medal Winner.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.