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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
 

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor

The story of one African American family fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s. (read review)

Top tags: historical fiction,  young adult,  fiction,  racism,  childrens literature (all tags)

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SherryP
  • Rated 5 stars

“A beautiful reading of this classic by Lynn Thigpen”

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evan m.
  • Rated 1 stars

“I was pretty much bored to tears reading this book... The only parts that kept me from not going stir crazy were when there was a slight turn of violence in the story... a little action to satisfy me but these parts ended to soon for my liking.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.947518 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Natalia .

    natalia . said:

    “Does the book fall under historical fiction, or historical? ”

    posted Friday, October 10 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Eve M

    eve m said:

    “this book was pretty good. I thought it was kinda slow in the middle, but the message is great.”

    posted Tuesday, May 27 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • dandilion ;-)

    dandilion ;-) said:

    “I read this book when I was about nine, and it made me weep. Taylor described racism through the eyes of Cassie in a way I'll never forget. This one is one of my faves...”

    posted Wednesday, May 14 2008
  • D@V1D B

    d@v1d b said:

    “i read this book last year, it's pretty good”

    posted Friday, April 25 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Margaret H

    margaret h said:

    “This book is beautifully written, and it has a wonderful story line. I so say that you should read it. One of my fav's!”

    posted Sunday, January 20 2008
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