1. By Mildred D. Taylor MH

2.  She was born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 13, 1943.  Stories she heard from her family as a child inspired her books.  She attended the University of Toledo and later went to the University of Colorado and earned her master’s degree.  Roll Of Thunder is her second book of nine she wrote about the Logan family. Source: http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/taylor_mildred/ http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/taylor_mildred/

3. Cassie 4 th grade girl Nine years old Second oldest sibling The only daughter Very short temper Stacey He is in 7 th grade He is the oldest child He is the oldest son Thirteen years old Siblings Friends with TJ

4.  A small town in Mississippi that is filled with sharecroppers and plantation owners.  It takes place in the year 1933.  It is hot, dry and dusty during the summer  It is muddy during the rainy season  In this time, black people and white people didn’t have the same rights Source: http://www.emcp.com/previews/AccessEditions/ACCESS%20EDITIONS/Roll%20of%20Thunder,%20Hear%20My%20Cry.pdf Source: www.google.com

5.  Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is a story about a black family in Mississippi who is struggling to keep their land during the Depression.  The white people don’t think that a black person should have that much land.  The family goes out of their way to keep the land and have a roof to sleep under.

6.  It starts when the children’s friend TJ robs a store with two other white teens.  Later that night, an armada of cars shows up. The people who were driving drag TJ and his family out of their house and start to beat them.  As soon as the Cassie’s father finds out, he starts a fire to distract the white men and stop them from killing TJ and his family.

7.  Farmers and other men, white and black, fight the fire all night.  Eventually it is put out and TJ and his family are not further injured for the time being.  TJ is thrown in jail for robbing the store. The white teens say nothing and make TJ take all the blame.

8.  My favorite quote from Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is on page 95 when the author wrote, “A cold wind rose, biting through my jacket, and I shivered.”  I liked that quote because its original and it really helps me feel what the character feels at that moment in the book.  I have also felt that way when I am cold.

9.  I think the audience for this book would be kids around the ages of 11 or 12 because the characters are close to their age.  Also, it would be for anyone who is learning about segregation and prejudice because the Logan family is treated badly by white people.

10.  I would recommend this book because it can make you sad, happy, and angry.  It can also teach you about how hard it was for the black people before the Civil Rights Movement.  It is also a good lesson about history during the 1930’s.