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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

By: Mildred D. Taylor
Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen, Jacqueline Woodson
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Summary

 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 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. Classics Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Multicultural Stories Inspiring Heartfelt

Critic reviews

"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)

"The strong, clear-headed Logan family . . . are drawn with quiet affection and their actions tempered with a keen sense of human fallibility."—pointer, Kirkus Reviews

"The events and setting of the powerful novel are presented with such verisimilitude and the characters are so carefully drawn that one might assume the book to be autobiographical, if the author were not so young."—The Horn Book
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Fantastic,brilliant and great.😊❤️💘It is amazing how much talent showing in this great book

AMAZING ,I love the book and it was great .

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The story was brilliant and the narration helped the story along the journey. Would listen to it again!

Excellent and gripping from start to finish!

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This is the book that made me an Audible convert. I downloaded it to listen to for my degree module in children's literature. I'd skipped over it earlier in the module but decided to give it a go when writing my final essay and I am so glad I did. I 'read' it in three days.

It's beautifully read and the story is moving. the injustice that the main character is put through makes you want to shout at the audio speakers. It was the realisation of the ancient textbooks that really moved me to tears and got me really thinking to what life was like then.

A thought provoking and moving children's book

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The narration was excellent, there is no way I could have done this book justice add a read aloud to my children.
Some of the stories are harrowing, I would not recommend it for children under 11.

A real eye-opener

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I heard about this book as a child and felt compelled to listen to listen carefully to the characters experiences. In some ways this book mirrors my experience growing up in the UK. It inspires me to write. Thank you!!

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