description: 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.
language: English
title: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
titlecomplete: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
characters: Cassie Logan, Christopher John, Stacey Logan, Papa
genres: Fiction, Historical, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Read For School, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 123191
places: Mississippi
series: Logans
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Buxtehuder Bulle, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: George C. Stone Center for Children's Books Recognition of Merit Award, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Young Adult Fiction, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Literature
publisher: Listening Library (Audio)