Roll of Thunder Gift Set: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, the Road to Memphis - Softcover

Taylor, Mildred D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0147743478 ISBN 13: 9780147743473

Publisher: Puffin, 1996

Synopsis

In the deep south of the 1930s and early 40s, Cassie Logan and her family are confronted with the ugly faces of racial hatred and violence. But no matter how others may try to degrade them, the Logans stand together and stand proud, proving that courage, love, and understanding can defy even the deepest prejudice.

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About the Author:

Mildred D. Taylor is the author of nine novels including "The Road to Memphis," "Let the Circle Be Unbroken," "The Land," and" Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." Her books have won numerous awards, among them a Newbery Medal (for "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"), four Coretta Scott King Awards, and a "Boston Globe--Horn Book" Award. Her book "The Land" was awarded the "L.A. Times "Book Prize and the PEN Award for Children's Literature. In 2003, Ms. Taylor was named the First Laureate of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature. Mildred Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. After graduating from the University of Toledo, she served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia for two years and then spent the next year traveling throughout the United States, working and recruiting for the Peace Corps. At the University of Colorado's School of Journalism, she helped created a Black Studies program and taught in the program for two years. Ms. Taylor has worked as a proofreader-editor and as program coordinator for an international house and a community free school. She now devotes her time to her family, writing, and what she terms "the family ranch" in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0147743478
• ISBN 13: 9780147743473
• Binding: Paperback