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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor

Land, dignity, and family in Depression-era Mississippi

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Newbery Medal winner

    The source states that this book won the Newbery Medal.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Land, dignity, and family in Depression-era Mississippi

Set in Mississippi during the Great Depression, Mildred D. Taylor’s novel connects the Logan family’s effort to keep their land with their struggle against racism and social injustice. The story is told through Cassie Logan, whose understanding of the family’s independence and the importance of land develops over the course of a year. Family, pride, and self-respect are woven into a coming-of-age story grounded in the pressures of its historical setting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in historical fiction set during the Great Depression.
  • Readers seeking a story about family, land ownership, and independence.
  • Those interested in fiction addressing racism and social injustice through a young protagonist’s perspective.

Themes

Racism and social injusticeFamily and land ownershipDignity and self-respectIndependence and pride

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Book overview

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
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