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Title details for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor - Available

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

#2 in series

by Mildred D. Taylor
Lynne Thigpen
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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.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Logan Family Saga

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    September 27, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780739345016
      • File size: 215174 KB
      • Duration: 07:28:16

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 920
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Mildred Taylor's Newbery Award-winning book is the bittersweet and beautifully written story of the Logans, a poor black family struggling through poverty and racism in Depression-era Mississippi. Through the eyes of Cassie, the feisty only daughter, we come to admire the dignity, courage, and resourcefulness of this close-knit family. Lynne Thigpen is the ideal choice for this book. Having read the book and listened to the audio, I have to say I got the keenest pleasure from listening. Thigpen gives a keenly felt portrayal of each character, capturing the nuances and inflections in the voices of people driven nearly to despair, as well as tender moments of compassion between parent and child. There is an especially poignant moment when the children witness a near lynching that she handles with wonderful aplomb. Listening to her eloquent reading brings an already powerful story vividly to life in a performance you'll find hard to shut off and sorry to see end. D.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Recorded Books' commitment to producing outstanding classics for young people has never been more obvious than in this recording of one of the best books ever to win the Newbery Award. The inspiring story of the Logan family, as told by young Cassie, records the struggle of a black family in 1933 Mississippi to survive--with dignity--over-whelming threats of economic disaster and racial violence. Lynne Thigpen, one of the welcome new African-American narrators, is so convincing that it could be Cassie herself telling what happened. Also from Recorded Books: the sequel, Let The Circle Be Unbroken. J.C. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:920
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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