"This dramatic sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a powerful novel . . .capable of touching readers of any age." -- The Christian Science Monitor
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 GlobeโHorn Book Award. Her book The Land was awarded the L.A. Times Book Prize and the PEN Award for Childrenโs Literature. In 2003, Ms. Taylor was named the First Laureate of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Childrenโs 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 Coloradoโs 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 โthe family ranchโ in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
Review
"Miss Taylor conveys the textures of life among black as well as white and writes not with rancor or bitterness over indignities but with pride, strength, and respect for humanity."โ The New York Times
"A profoundly affecting novel."โ Publishers Weekly
"The fear, cruelty, and the bewildering injustice of a hopelessly racist society are transcended by a family's strength, self-respect, and determination. The characters, both young and old, in all their variety and individuality come alive with penetrating humanness, while the effect of the storytelling is intensified by a lean, understated style and made more poignant by touches of lyrical sensitivity."โThe Horn Book
"This is fine writing, and readers will be moved by the intense drama of individual scenes and by their historical significance."โSchool Library Journal
"A vivid, complex, carefully crafted, moving novel."โ Children's Book Review Service
"The Logans's story will strengthen and satisfy all who read it."โ The Christian Science Monitor --This text refers to the audio_download edition.