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Summary: Young, Gifted and Black -- Harsh Realities in 1930's South
Review: Living through The Great Depression was hard enough -- for African Americans it was even harder! This book tells of life in the rural South through the eyes of a 9-year old African American girl. She gives an account of what each day was like, how black people were exploited and cheated, even beaten and murdered. There were many good people, black and white, who just wanted everyone to get along, and when it really mattered they all banded together. This book is for mature readers who can handle reading about difficult situations. I would highly recommend this book to any readers above the age of 10. As a teacher I have used this book in my classroom during African American History Month, but would not hesitate to introduce it any time. A true gem of a book!*****
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Summary: You will love it !!!!!!!!
Review: I will give this book a 5 because the text is just great. When my teacher said he was going to read " ROLL OF THUNDER HEAR MY CRY I thought it was going to be a book I would just want to read for 5 seconds and just put it down. But as he was reading it I like sucked in more info. on how blacks were treated. I loved this book. For all the kids that don't like to read oyu have better pick up a copy in a book store.
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Summary: Boring
Review: We had to read this for 8th grade Social Studies and Language Arts class and let me just say that I was not impressed. The book is tolerable but very boring and a complete rip off of To Kill a Mocking Bird. They claim this book is junior high level but seriously, I would have been able to read this in second grade easy...
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Summary: Roll of Thunder review
Review: Roll of Thunder is about the experiences of the Logan family trying to survive in the south. The book is told from the perspective of a young girl named Cassie. It shows how she and her brothers run into problems and how their family has troubles. The Logan family is a black family that owns their land, and constantly Mr. Granger, who is a very racist person, tries to take it from them. The Logan's are an honorable family that people look up to for strength and courage. Even when they faced obstacles in front of them, they found a way to overcome them peacefully.
I can relate to two people in this novel; Cassie and Poppa. I faced racism when I was in high school, and I felt the same way Cassie did. I felt like it was unjust and unfair. I also can relate to Poppa and the way he wants to act out like uncle Hammer, but he has to use logical thinking. This is how I had to think, so that I wouldn't get in trouble at school.
I really like this book. The characters different attitudes and emotions kept me interested. My favorite part is when Cassie fought Lillian Jean. I like this part because Cassie out smarts Lillian Jean. Cassie gets her apologies and everything she wanted. Cassie patiently thought of a way she could get Lillian Jean back without getting in trouble. Cassie proved to be smarter, because Lillian Jean never saw it coming.
If you are a person who likes seeing people overcome obstacles; you will like this book. It is a good book. I would recommend people to read it. It shows how people were treated, and how it was growing up in a place full of racism and hate. This book shows survival by doing what is necessary.
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Summary: Great Story of Family Union
Review: Racism. A huge problem during the '30s. This novel is about how a family comes together with people of their own kind to overcome this obstacle. Poverty, abuse, and tears are just a few of what the Logan family has to go through. It tells of a family's struggles and how they overcome them with the help of friends and other relatives.
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Summary: great book, its a must read!
Review: i was forced to read this book for a school report, it wasnt a book i would have choosen but we had to read it and i loved the book! the book is written from cassies, the main character, point of view. cassie is a young girl who lives in the south 70 years after the cival war, she is slowly learning about the bad things in life and how to deal with them, she also was 'showed' where she stood in life(after the whites) i would recommened this book to everyone, i only gave it 4 stars because it wasnt the best book i've ever read because im not really into that kind of book.
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Summary: Highly Recomended
Review: Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry is about an African American family living in Mississippi during the 1930's. The family has to maintain their land by picking the cotton off the field. This is the way they made a living. The Great Depression was a hard period of time for the family, especially dealing with racial issues. I recomend this book to any age gruop.
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Summary: I Loved Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Review: Roll of thunder hear my cry was an excellent book. It is about a girl named Cassie and her family, the Logan's living during the 1930's having to fight the troubles of racism. Cassie is a young black girl that does not understand the way things are in the real world and how black people are treated. But as Cassie starts to go places other than her house and felid she discovers on her own that racism what really means.
This historical fiction book includes many characters such as Cassie, Stacy, Mama, Big ma, Papa, Mr. Morrison and others. I loved all of the characters but out of all of them Papa was my favorite. He is truly amazing. He takes care of his family, makes sure they are always safe, and he keeps up with his own life and does a very good job. Even if he has an injury he manages to keep up with all of his jobs.
Mildred D. Taylor really captured the dramatic truth about racism and the harsh reality of growing up in the 1930's. Miss Taylor's writing is amazing. My favorite thing about it was the way she made her characters seem like they where real. I actually felt like i was in the book experiencing all of the things the characters where going through.
I thought this book was amazing. I loved every part of it. I would most defiantly recommend this book to all people who like to read.
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Summary: Roll of Thunder
Review: This book is about a girl named Cassie. She lives in the South during the 1930's. It is about her life being black. This is a very good book and if you like drama or realistic fiction, this book is for you. I liked this book and I enjoyed it very much.
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Summary: Hear My Cry
Review: The book taught me a lot about the hardships that African Americans faced in the past. There is drama, adventure, and much more. The family in the book faces a lot of enigma. Mary and David are the father and mother with their four kids Stacey, Cassie, who tells the story, Christopher John and Little Man. Thier grandmother also lives with them. Racisim was a horrible thing in the past and they had a lot to go through just to survive. Mary lost her job because she wasn't teaching what the white books said. It was not fair what they went through. This book was wonderful to read and at points I didn't want to put it down.
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