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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor7th Grade pick #29 · Logan Family series · ISBN 9780140384512As an Amazon Associate KitQuest earns from qualifying purchases.About this bookSet in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, it is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence. It is a story of physical survival, but more important, it is a story of the survival of the human spirit. And, too, it is Cassie's story -- Cassie Logan, an independent girl raised by a family for whom independence is primary, a family determined not to relinquish their humanity simply because they are Black. Cassie has grown up protected, grown up strong, and so far grown up unaware that any white person could force her to be untrue to herself, co