Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Mildred Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a stirring
portrayal of an African-American family confronting racism in the
Deep South during the 1930's.
Roll of Thunder is also a coming-of-age novel, narrated from the
perspective of a young girl growing up on a farm during the Great
Depression. The farm is an important symbol of the Logan family's
independence, and the narrator describes life on the farm as part of
her story. Understanding background information to the Depression era
can help you understand more about the setting of Roll of Thunder,
Hear My Cry.
First published in 1976, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry won the
Newberry Medal for young adult literature. The "Author's Note" at the
beginning of the novel stresses the importance of memoirs and family
storytelling as a way to keep past eras alive and meaningful to
future generations.
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Exercises:
Student Activity
#2:
Outsmart the Hangman on vocabulary terms.
Student Activity
#4:
Be
Picture Perfect on the novel's events.
