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ROLL OF THUNDER HEAR MY CRY - MILDRED D TAYLOR ...

The stunning repackage of a timeless Newbery Award Winner  with cover art by two-time Caldecott
Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson! With the land to hold them together  nothing can tear the
Logans apart. 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  for
no matter how others may degrade them  the Logans possess soemthing no one can take away.
[Taylor] writes not with rancor or bitterness of indignities  but with pride  strength  and
respect for humanity.-The New York Times Book Review The vivid story of a black family whose
warm ties to each other and their land give them strength to defy rural Southern racism during
the Depression . . . Entirely through its own internal development  the novel shows the rich
inner rewards of black pride  love  and independence despite the certainty of outer
defeat.-Booklist  starred review * Newbery Medal winner * A National Book Award Nominee *
American Book Award Honor Book * An ALA Notable Book * A NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book
in the Field of Social Studies * A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book

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