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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: 40th Anniversary Special Edition

By:
Mildred D. Taylor
Illustrated by:
Kadir Nelson
Age Level:
Middle Grade
Genre:
Classics
Published:
2016
Audiobook Available
Awards:
1977
Newbery Award

A stunning repackage of Mildred D. Taylor’s 1977 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.

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