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Sep 01, 1998 | ISBN 9780140386424 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
Sep 01, 1998 | ISBN 9781101657959 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
Oct 10, 2017 | 124 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
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Sep 01, 1998 | ISBN 9780140386424 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
Sep 01, 1998 | ISBN 9781101657959 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
Oct 10, 2017 | ISBN 9780525591122 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
124 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.For David Logan, a time of distress means taking the higher road. During a drought, the Logan family shares their well water with their neighbors, black and white alike. But David’s brother Hammer finds it hard to share with Charlie Simms, who torments them because they are black. Hammer’s pride and Charlie’s meanness are a dangerous combination, and tensions between the boys build and build—until they explode. * “A compelling novel about prejudice and the saving power of human dignity.”—School Library Journal, starred 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
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