Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

from tjsjohanna

This reminded me, in many ways, of Ms. Harper's "To Kill a Mockingbird". Cassie finds herself caught up in the racial tensions in their community at the same time that she is coming face to face wi...

from ashleymcquirk

This book is about a family living in Mississippi in the 1930s. The Logans are the only family who own land and their possession of that land is threatened. Cassie is the protagonist of the story, ...

from lrb209

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a fiction book written by Mildred D. Taylor. This story is set in a time where segregation was thought to be the ideal setting for everyone and a time where racism w...

from BrOoKe03

The story is told by Cassie, a nine year old colored girl. It is told in Mississippi in 1933. Cassie is one of four children. Her family owns 400 acres which at the time, was rare for a black famil...

from ShelbyJoMcKay

"Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry" is the story of a black family in the South during the 1930's. This extended family lives in Mississippi on 400 acres of family-owned land; something to be very proud ...