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In 1941 a black youth, sadistically teased by two white boys in rural Mississippi, severely injures one of them with a tire iron and enlists Cassie's help in trying to flee the state.
The saga of the Logan family-made famous in the Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry -concludes in a long-awaited and deeply fulfilling story. In her tenth book, Mildred Taylor completes her sweeping saga...
Cassie Logan is a young woman now, searching for her place in the world, a journey that takes her from Toledo to California, to law school in Boston, and, ultimately, in the '60s, home to Mississippi for voter registrati...
Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning masterpiece with an introduction written and read by Jacqueline Woodson, just in time for its 40th Anniversary! Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the...
"This dramatic sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a powerful novel . . .capable of touching readers of any age." -The Christian Science Monitor
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 ...
From the 1940s to the 1960s, Cassie Logan journeys around the country, ultimately returning home to Mississippi where she witnesses the Great Migration north and the rise of the Civil Rights Movement.
The saga of the Logan family-made famous in the Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry -concludes in a long-awaited and deeply fulfilling story. In her tenth book, Mildred Taylor completes her sweeping saga...
Sadistically teased by two white boys in 1940's rural Mississippi, a black youth severely injures one of the boys with a tire iron and enlists Cassie's help in trying to flee the state. Junior high and older. Sequel to "...
Wilma and 'lois, two black girls living in North Carolina during the 1950s, are proud of their family's new Cadillac until they travel to the South and encounter racial prejudice for the first time. Grades 3-6. 1987.
Set in 1933 in Spokane, Mississippi. The Logans, the only black family who own their land, wage a courageous struggle to remain independent, displeasing a white plantation-owner bent on taking their land. 1977 Newbery Me...
Cassie and her brothers usually avoid the country store because the owner, John Wallace, is unkind to blacks. One day, they witness a tense confrontation between Old Mr. Tom Bee and Wallace. Grades 3-6. 1987.