Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor ISBN 13: 9780140348934

Winner of the Newbery Medal A New York Times Book Review Best of Children's Books A National Book Award Nominee "Taylor . . . writes not with rancor or bitterness of indignities, but with pride, strength, and respect for humanity."— The New York Times Book Review Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she's black—to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride—no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away.