Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Jan 11, 2025 1:27 AM

Author:Mildred Taylor

Mildred D.Taylor's much-loved classic, for readers aged 12+, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry follows a feisty African-American girl - Cassie Logan - as she grows up in Mississippi during the Great Depression and learns the shocking realities of racism. Perfect for fans of The Help, Malorie Blackman and To Kill a Mockingbird .

'Look out there, Cassie girl, all that belongs to you.'

Cassie finds it difficult to understand why the farm means so much to her father. But, as she witnesses the hatred and destruction all around her, she begins to learn the importance of standing up for your rights.

The powerful and moving story of growing up during the American Depression.

Mildred D. Taylor was born is Jackson, Mississippi and is the author of several young adult novels which tackle issues of race, including: the iconic Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, Let the Circle Be Unbroken and The Land.

Reviews

It's a delight to see the reissue of [this book] from acclaimed author Malorie Blackman . . . Mishaps and misunderstandings make for gentle domestic comedy, while the mouse's anxieties form a useful prompt for encouraging children to talk about their own fears and concerns

—— Kate Agnew , Guardian

The stories, and the figures themselves, have immense vitality, partly because no punches are pulled, and also because no emotion is unrepresented

—— Margaret Atwood

Everyone should possess and know Grimm's Fairy Tales - one of the great books of the world

—— Richard Adams , New York Times Book Review

Clearly the text of choice for any reader...Zipes' edition deserves to become the standard translation

—— German Quarterly

The Brother's Grimm were responsible for these fairytales that informed my life and made it as interesting, or as confused, or as wondrous as it is...they scared the shit out of me when I was a kid and they also gave me some of the most pleasure in life

—— Terry Gilliam

All demand to be read in translation of the originals and not sanitized retellings. Here, by examining letters, journals, annotations and posthumously unavailable papers, Zipes found some hitherto untranslated "ironic and macabre fables, humorous anecdotes, stories about the crusades, Norwegian legend, one 'feminist' tale among other things

—— Buffalo News

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