Cassie is nine and has a very strong moral code for such a young child. Day after day her family faces injustice, something Cassie finds difficult to understand. Why should she get served last in the grocery store even when she is first in line? Why can’t she get the bus to school like the other children? Most importantly, why must she keep her anger to herself and not question the way things are?
Cassie is black, and through this story, learns just what that means in a small, mixed-race, farming community.
‘Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry’ is a heart wrenching tale about one family’s struggle to defy the odds and not only survive, but to live a life of love, happiness and understanding.
'Roll of Tunder, Hear My Cry' is currenty one of our Junior Book Club reads.
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great book
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