Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Ideal for: 7th-8th graders

Rating: 8/10

This is a great book about segregation against african americans in the 1930s. It is a great book I am sure you will love.

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"The vivid story of a black family whose warm ties to each other and their land give them strength to defy rural Southern racism during the Depression. . . . Entirely through its own internal development, the novel shows the rich inner rewards of black pride, love, and independence despite the certainty of outer defeat." —Booklist(starred review)

"The strong, clear-headed Logan family . . . are drawn with quiet affection and their actions tempered with a keen sense of human fallibility."—pointer, Kirkus Reviews