Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryA stunning repackage of Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award winning masterpiece with cover art by two time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson and an introduction by Jacqueline Woodson, just in time for its 40th Anniversary 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

A stunning repackage of Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning masterpiece with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson and an introduction by Jacqueline Woodson, just in time for its 40th Anniversary

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 01/05/2016
ISBN: 9781101993880
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 108 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 02/01/2016

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 136 / Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 10