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May 26, 2003 | ISBN 9780142500750 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
May 26, 2003 | ISBN 9781101666272 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
Feb 20, 2018 | 39 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
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May 26, 2003 | ISBN 9780142500750 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
May 26, 2003 | ISBN 9781101666272 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
Feb 20, 2018 | ISBN 9780525597292 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
39 Minutes
Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor’s Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.With the depression bearing down on her family, there isn’t much that Cassie Logan can count on anymore. But there is one thing that hasn’t changed—the whispering trees outside her window. Cassie’s trees, which have stood for centuries, are a great source of comfort to her. But they are also worth a lot of money. With Cassie’s daddy gone to lay tracks for the railroad, it seems like no one can stop Mr. Andersen from forcing Big Ma to sell their valuable trees. How can Cassie sit by and watch them disappear? The beloved heroine of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry enchants us again in this story of strength and pride.“A triumphant book…A true story truly told.”—The New York Times Book Review
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… More about Mildred D. Taylor
“A triumphant book…A true story truly told.” –The New York Times Book Review
Council on International Book Award WINNER
New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year WINNER
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