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This is a great book for seventh or eight grade students. Song with title in it at beginning of Chapter 11. One of my all time favorite books as a kid. I connected really hard to Cassie's love of the land, of the red earth and cotton country, and I was outraged and deeply moved by the struggles her family faced under Jim Crow. This is a powerful book. It feels like an adult book in many ways. Her writing is so accomplished--not overdone, not too minimal. I couldn't believe I hadn't read it before. I'm hooked on her books now. Her characters are so real and so compelling. I don't know why EVERYONE hasn't read this.
Roll of thunder hear my cry This book is about a family that lived in Mississippi. They owned a lot of land. There were the Wallace’s who were mean white people. There family was big. Papa sent Mr. Morrison to watch all of his family. There was a guy named T.J who took the wrong side of the road. And was blamed for stealing a gun. Papa went down to the land and set a fire so that T.J would not get hurt anymore. In the end, everything turned out great and it did not have to end in violence. We read this book in my 7th grade LA class. I enjoyed reading it. My favorite part was when Papa set a distraction to make them stop hitting T.J... I loved this book. Everybody should read this. The only part I did not like was when they cursed at the African Americans. I encourage all readers to read this book. Is contained inIs abridged inHas as a student's study guideHas as a teacher's guide
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand. No library descriptions found.
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¿Por qué es la tierra tan importante para la familia de Cassie? Los acontecimientos de un año agitado —el año de los hombres de la noche y de los incendios, el año en que una muchacha blanca humilló a Cassie en público porque era negra— sirvieron para que Cassie se diera cuenta de que tener un lugar propio constituye el alma de la familia Logan. El valor y el orgullo de los Logan se los da la tierra, porque sin importar cuánto los puedan subestimar, los Logan poseen algo que nadie les puede quitar.
* Ganador de la medalla Newbery