Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder,Hear My Cry.By Mildred D. Taylor.ISBN978-0-14-034893-4.John Newbery Medal.Ages 11-14.


Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry tells the story of the Logan family and their struggles living in 1933 rural Mississippi as an African-American family. They are contently harassed, and bullied. The author really brings the reader in to the time period and what it was like to live in the south for an African-American not only for the adults, but also the children. The reader can feel the families pain as everything that they have worked for is threatened.

This is a great Historical fiction book that could be used to enhance the teaching of this time period .