Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, 9780141354873
Paperback
Racism and resilience in Mississippi: a family fights for survival.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    21 October 2014

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Summary

A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime

‘We have no choice of what colour we’re born or who our parents are or whether we’re rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we’re here.’

The Mississippi of the 1930s was a hard place for a black child to grow up in, but still Cassie didn’t understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. During that year, though, when the night riders were carrying hatred and destruction amon…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141354873
ISBN-10:0141354879
Author:Mildred Taylor, Ngadi Smart
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:21 October 2014
Weight:259g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 23mm
Series:A Puffin Book
About The Author

Mildred Taylor

Mildred D. Taylor was born in Mississippi and grew up in Ohio. She worked in Ethiopia with the Peace Corps before enrolling at the School of Journalism at the University of Colorado, where she helped develop a Black Studies programme. She is best-known for her Newbery Medal winner, ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY. Mildred D. Taylor still lives in Colorado.

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