Roll of thunder, hear my cry / by Mildred D. Taylor ; introduction by Jacqueline Woodson.
Material type:
TextSeries: Thorndike Press large print mini-collectionsPublisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2018Copyright date: ©1976Edition: 40th anniversary special edition; Large print editionDescription: 363 pages (large print) : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781432849252
- 1432849255
- 9781432850272
- 143285027X
- Newbery Medal, 1977.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Taylor Mildred | L4 | Available | 1977 Newbery Award Book | 33111009556313 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A Newbery Medal WinnerA National Book Award NomineeAn ALA Notable Book40th Anniversary Special EditionSet 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. It is also the story of an important year of discovery in the life of young Cassie Logan.
Newbery Medal, 1977.
Photographs on endpapers.
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.
The 40th Anniversary special edition includes an introduction by Jacqueline Woodson, and author's notes and a "Logan family tree" before the text. Following the text is "Mildred D. Taylor's family album" including some of the author's family photographs. The text of the novel is otherwise identical to the original edition.
Accelerated Reader Level 5.7.