Customer Reviews

Roll of Thunder Gift Set: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; Let the Circle Be Unbroken; The Road to Memphis

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I was required to read this novel for my English course. In the book Mildred Taylor depicts the life of a little black girl in the 1930's with the utmost detail. The writer shows that you must first have pride in who you are before you take any further actions. It was so sad and touching yet so triumphant. Through this book, the life of an Afro American in the thirties fully shines through. The book also shows the inequality and hatred that fills each persons mind. I really enjoyed reading it.

I REALLY ENJOY THIS BOOK IM A MOTHER OF A 14 YEAR OLD WHO IS READING THIS BOOK AT SCHOOL IN OMAHA NE SHE ENJOYED IT SO MUCH I STARTED READING IT THE TEACHER LET ME READ A COPY WE HAVE BIRACIAL KIDS AND THIS BOOK IS VERY GOOD FOR THEM TO LEARN THERE HISTORY ON THE BLACK SIDE IM PLANNING ON READING ALL THE BOOKS AND HOPE MY DAUGHTER WILL FOLLOW I RECOMMED HIGHLY FOR ANY MOTHER AND TEENAGE DAUGHTER OR SON

These are some of the best books you could ever read! They keep you on your feet, not expecting what could happen next! You get to know the Characters and become familiar with the settings. Once you start reading you wont be able to put it down! I highly Recommend this series!!

this book is a moving story about a black family,shows how awful prejudism is. Trying to make a living by working a tennet farm through hard and prejuedes times, the family is determined to keep there pride and independence.

I loved to read this book. It was well written and tells a heartbreaking story. The innocents of a black young girl who doesn't understand why she is treated so different then the white kids. I almost felt sorry it had to be explainded to her. I wish we didn't have to tell our chideren that there is a difference between black and white.

This has always been one of my personal favorites. Cassie Logan, along with her family, must over come the extreme difficulties of being a black family in the 1930's, a time of pure prejudice. As the book goes along, the author gives suspence and emotion to the plot, while many other intricate details are placed in to give it even more shape. The thrilling, sometimes even very emotional, story pulls you right into it, and you start to feel for the Logans'. This book gives a perfect example of our world back then, and brings us all to the reality of our past. No matter what race, age, or gender you are, this book will give you thrill from the first to the last page.

I gave this book a 4. I thought it was a great book. I enjoyed reading it.The reason I gave it a 4 and not a 5 is beause there were some parts of the story that I got confused and didnt understand what was going on.It took me a while to understand some of the stuff they were talking about.Some parts I thought were slow and kind of boring.I would have liked it if they showed T.J. having the conversation with the Wallaces about Mrs.Logan.
The Characters in this story were very realistic.The book was very well written with detail and as I was reading it I could picture what was going on.I liked how the book was written through the eyes of a young girl whose name was Cassey.Cassey was very brave and willing to do anything for her family.I think she takes after her Uncle Hammer.This book reminds me of the book Watsons Go To Birmingham.When I was in seventh grade I read the prequil to roll of Thunder called"the Land" and now that I have read Roll of Thunder I understand better what is going on with the family.
I thought this book was excellent and it helped me understand what black families went through.I liked the overall purpose of the book and the subject of it.The Logans are trying to get all their bills payed so that their land doesn't get taken away from them.It is uniquely written because the kids dont't know what is going on and how the white families treat black people out side of their town.You can deffinately tell that the don't know what prejudice people act like to them when they take the trip to Strawberry.

THIS IS THE GREATEST BOOK I EVER READ!!!!!! I Would recomend this to anyone with good taste it has a lot of detail and meaning I give it a 5 cause of the great storyline

I thought was an okay book I wouldn't recomend this book to new readers .But for more mature readers that understand the complex words and process in the book .But other than the occational hard words it really shows a great output on how a world would be if you didn't make your own decisions.I mean no one can really make you do something you don't want to do but this book sheds some light on if you had no control over what was happening ,and what your future held for you .So if you want to read about a problem free enviorment that you could't change even if you wanted to, this book is for you .Oh yeah the name of the book is the Giver.

I give Roll of Thunder a nine because it has a slow beginning. This book is written in wonderful dialect. I think this book is very complicated. You have to pay a lot of attention to under stand everything. When you read this book you feel like you are in the south watching all of the book take place. This book, and many other of her books, are cliff hangers. The end made me want to read the sequel.