Roll of thunder, hear my cry

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The work Roll of thunder, hear my cry represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in North Madison County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Roll of thunder, hear my cry

Statement of responsibility

Mildred D. Taylor ; frontispiece by Jerry Pinkney

Creator

• Taylor, Mildred D
• trueTaylor, Mildred D.

Subject

• African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
• Historical fiction
• Prejudices -- Fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueFamilial love
• trueAfrican American families -- Mississippi
• Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction
• trueAfrican American girls -- Mississippi
• trueRacism -- Mississippi
• Mississippi -- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
• Mississippi -- Race relations -- Fiction
• trueAfrican American fiction
• Historical fiction
• Depressions -- 1929 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueDiscrimination
• trueDetermination (Personal quality)
• African Americans -- Fiction
• trueLogan family (Fictitious characters : Taylor)
• trueFamily sagas
• trueRural families -- Mississippi
• trueAfrican American children
• trueLogan, Cassie (Fictitious character)
• Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction
• truePrejudice
• trueClassics
• trueSouthern States -- Race relations
• true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939

Genre

• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction
• trueFamily sagas
• trueAfrican American fiction
• trueClassics
• trueHistorical fiction

Language

eng

Summary

An African-American family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand

Member of

• trueLogan family (Mildred D. Taylor)
• Puffin modern classics

Theme

• trueFacing racism

Storyline

• trueOwn voices
• trueCharacter-driven
• trueIssue-oriented

Tone

• trueSuspenseful

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Character

• trueSpirited

Award

• Newbery Medal, 1977.
• Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Junior, 1979.

Cataloging source

KyLxBWI

Dewey number

[Fic]

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 920
• 920L

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.T21723

LC item number

Ro 2004

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

920

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Series statement

Puffin modern classics

Series volume

0002

Target audience

pre adolescent