Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor · Logans
A Newbery Medal-winning masterpiece about a Black family's fight for dignity and land in 1930s Mississippi
Kid
69
/ 100
Parent
81
/ 100
Teacher
85
/ 100
Best fit: ages 10-13
Still works: ages 9-15
Our Take
A Newbery-winning literary classic that teachers and parents value significantly more than the average kid rates it for entertainment — the kid scorecard is pulled down by minimal humor and limited playground currency, but pulled up by genuine emotional impact and world-opening power.
✓ Perfect for
- • Children ready for serious historical fiction with emotional depth
- • Families wanting to discuss racism and justice together
- • Classroom novel study units on American history and civil rights
- • Readers who loved Number the Stars or Brown Girl Dreaming
Book facts
- Format
- middle grade novel
- ISBN
- 9780142401125
- Series
- Logans
- Illustration
- none
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