Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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 courage and pride--no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away.

1977 Newbery Honor Books:

Abel's Island (William Steig)
A String in the Harp (Nancy Bond)


Last updated: December 2003

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