Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics)
by Mildred D Taylor
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780142401125 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
The story of one African-American family fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s.
Review:
"[T]he novel shows the rich inner rewards of black pride, love, and independence." Booklist
Review:
The vivid story... shows the rich inner rewards of black pride, love, and independence. (Booklist, starred review)
About the Author
Mildred D. Taylor is the author of eight previous novels and has garnered such awards a Newbery Medal, three Coretta Scott King Awards, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book award. She received her Master of Arts degree from the University of Colorado's School of Journalism and went on to work as a proofreader-editor program coordinator for an international house and a community free school. She now devotes her time to her family, writing, and what she terms the "family ranch" in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780142401125
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Puffin Books
- Author:
- Subject:
- Classics
- Subject:
- Ethnic - African American
- Subject:
- Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary
- Subject:
- Social Situations - Prejudice & Racism
- Subject:
- Historical - United States - 20th Century
- Subject:
- Family - Daily Life
- Subject:
- Children s All Ages - Fiction - General
- Subject:
- People & Places - United States - African-American
- Subject:
- Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism
- Series:
- Puffin Modern Classics
- Publication Date:
- April 2004
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- Children/juvenile
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 276
- Dimensions:
- 700x506x79 49
- Age Level:
- 10-Up










