Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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Summary: Great Read Aloud Book For Class
Review: My fourth grade class and I are in love with the Logan family and their adventures. We are on our third one this year and I just purchased three more from the series. I highly recommend these books to anyone.

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Summary: Roll of thunder hear my cry
Review: I thought this was a good book for about ages 9 and above.It gives a good example of how racism was back then.At the end of the book the climax was exciting.It was so great I had my mom read it, and she loved it.

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Summary: This is not a prejudice book!
Review: I am a 13 year old African-American and I think this book was an exellent source of heritage for all RACES. From reading some of these reviews, alot of you seem to think that the content of the book is prejudice but everyone has to realize this is as close as you can get the truth. I recommend this book to everyone of all ages.

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Summary: A great book
Review: I really enjoyed Roll of Thunder hear my Cry. I found that it really told the story of a part of the United States past that not many people want to talk about any more. The book did a great job explaining the emotions of the black children who grew up in this time period. I would share this book with everyone.

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Summary: Ending ruined it!
Review: I started this book with a heavy heart because it was one I really did not want to read. As a got along with the story I found it very enjoyable. It was great until the last 3 pages. The ending was so bad that it ruined my whole point of view to the story. I am not going to tell you what happened but I will tell you that it was very cruel! I have read To Kill a Mockingbird before even though I am only 12. I hope that shows that a mature reader like me can still hate a book like this. Don't let your children read it!

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Summary: We found a cure for insomnia
Review: I had to read this book for 9th grade english, and I have to tell you it put me to sleep. It's great that the Logan family had a hard life...but it wasn't that hard. The children were all healthy and pretty happy, the family had alot of love. This just be me but I don't feel sorry or them. I stongly don't reccomend this book unless you are having trouble sleeping

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Summary: Slow Beginning, Bold Ending
Review: This book is very slow-paced in the start, mostly talking of the children's perspective. Around the middle of the book, the main character, African American Cassie, learns the hardships of racism in the 1930's. The story picks up mostly from there, showing what happens when a good African American boy goes bad.

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Summary: I USE THIS IN CLASS BEFORE READING TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Review: Teaching in a primarily white school district(which is just a fact, not a problem), I enjoy teaching novels that bring knowledge of various groups' struggles, beliefs, and similarities that lead to the fact that "we are not as different as some choose to think." In teaching Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, I felt that my students felt sorry for Tom Robinson, but we needed to have a better understanding of where Tom was coming from. The two novels are very similar in settings, themes, point of view being that of a young girl, conflicts, and overall emotional impact they have on their readers. Kids love Little Man's strength that stretches beyond his size. They admire Stacey's confidence and loyalty to his family, friends, and people. Readers view T.J. with hatred, then confusion, and finally sympathy to this lost child...who can be compared with Harper Lee's Tom Robinson. Many of my students can relate to Jeremy Simms, who respects & enjoys the Logan family more than his own. And then there's Cassie, the narrator. Kids find Cassie to be the most complex of the Logans. Taylor presents Cassie as someone who is naive to discrimination(for lack of a better term). Often my students would write that they wished they could jump into the pages of the text and explain to Cassie what was going on so they could save her from further problems, as we see Big Ma do. My kids also wanted to just "give her a big hug." This book is a great read aloud & the sequels to follow are good as well. Let the Circle be Unbroken is #2 and also goes well with Harper's Tom Robinson's fate. The Road to Memphis is #3 and good as well, although I found the first two the best!

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Summary: Incredibly boring!
Review: ::Snore, Snore:: Sorry, thinking about "Roll of Thunder..." again. This is a REALLY REALLY REALLY boring book. Its guaranteed to put you to sleep. The same thing happens throughout the book. It's very repetitive. I personally don't even enjoy books about slavery and African Americans. I truthfully find them very boring and this one is no exception. Don't waste your money! Buy a different book! ANY other book is better!

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Summary: A great book for all moods and ages!
Review: This book is great! I loved it. It is a book to read over and over! I read it in reading class. Teachers every where should read this to their students. I wanted to read on and on. "Roll of Thunder Her my Cry" is a book about a girl( Cassie) who is a strong girl who can stand up for what she believes. Cassie struggles with parts of her life. I would to. This book is good for all moods. Joyful, Down, I could go on and on saying the moods. Could you stand a bus spitting mud at you? I surely could not. What about your brothers friend that caused trouble on you and your Brothers and sisters. If that sounds interesting there is so many more adventures to jump into and they are much more interesting. ENJOY!