Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor Dial Books 11/27/2001, paperback SKU: 9780140384512   With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart. Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year -- the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is black -- to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride, for no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away. Target age: 10 and up Reviews:  Newbery Medal winner -- A National Book Award Nominee -- American Book Award Honor Book -- An ALA Notable Book -- A NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies -- A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book "The vivid story of a black family whose warm ties to each other and their land give them strength to defy rural Southern racism du