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Mildred D. Taylor

The Gold Cadillac Hardcover – March 30, 1987

by Mildred D. Taylor (Author)

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A close-knit Black family experiences firsthand the pain of ignorance, suspicion, and prejudice when they drive their new 1950 Cadillac from Toledo to Mississippi

Reading age

4 - 10 years
Print length

4 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 4
Lexile measure

650L
Dimensions

6.8 x 0.41 x 8.84 inches
Publisher

Dial
Publication date

March 30, 1987
ISBN-10

0803703422
ISBN-13

978-0803703421
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Grade 2-3 In this quiet story, `lois explains a child's perspective of her fears when she, her sister Wilma, and their parents drive from Ohio to visit relatives in Mississippi in 1950. When `lois' father buys a new gold Cadillac, his wife refuses to ride in ituntil he declares his intentions to visit his parents in the South. Then the whole family goes, caravan style, for it's ``a mighty dangerous thing, for a black man to drive an expensive car into the rural South.'' `lois and Wilma are disquieted by the increasing appearance of ``white only, colored not allowed'' signs as they drive further south. After white policemen humiliate and arrest their father, they do visit their grandparents, but the trip results in their father giving up the car when they return home, realizing that it was pulling the family apart. Full-page sepia paintings effectively portray the characters, setting, and mood of the story events as Hays ably demonstrates his understanding of the social and emotional environments which existed for blacks during this period. `lois' first-person narrative allows readers to understand the youthful perspective on the dehumanizing intentions of racism. Clear language and logical, dramatic sequencing of story events make this story bittersweet for adult readers but important for the social development of beginning readers. Helen E. Williams, University of Maryland, College Park
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

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 Coretta Scott King Awards, and a Boston Globe—Horn Book Award. Her book The Land was awarded the L.A. Times Book Prize and the PEN Award for Children’s Literature. In 2003, Ms. Taylor was named the First Laureate of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature.

Mildred Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. After graduating from the University of Toledo, she served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia for two years and then spent the next year traveling throughout the United States, working and recruiting for the Peace Corps. At the University of Colorado’s School of Journalism, she helped created a Black Studies program and taught in the program for two years. Ms. Taylor has worked as a proofreader-editor and as program coordinator for an international house and a community free school. She now devotes her time to her family, writing, and what she terms “the family ranch” in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dial (March 30, 1987)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 4 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0803703422
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0803703421
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 10 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 650L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 4
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.8 x 0.41 x 8.84 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #6,436,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7,241 in Children's Black & African American Story Books
- #30,121 in Children's Explore the World Books (Books)

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Mildred DeLois Taylor (born September 13, 1943) is an African-American writer known for her works exploring the struggle faced by African-American families in the Deep South.

Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi but lived there only a short amount of time, then moved to Toledo, Ohio, where she spent most of her childhood. She now lives in Colorado with her daughter. She has expressed her views on the Great Depression as an economical crisis, as well as slavery.

Many of her works are based on stories of her family that she heard while growing up. She has stated that these anecdotes became very clear in her mind, and in fact, once she realized that adults talked about the past, "I began to visualize all the family who had once known the land, and I felt as if I knew them, too ..." Taylor has talked about how much history was in the stories; some stories took place during times of slavery and some post-slavery.

Taylor's most famous book is Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. In 1977, the book won the Newbery Medal. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the middle book, chronologically, in the Logans series that also includes titles such as The Land, Song of the Trees, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, and The Road to Memphis. Her collective contributions to children's literature resulted in her being awarded the inaugural NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2003.

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Sharon Martin

Awesome book!

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2018

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Very good book. A great lesson for children about racial situations. Love, Love, Live this book!

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African Americans can do work hard and honesty to own nice things.

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2021

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It addresses a specific era of the lives of African Americans - negative perspective of having the ability of owning something of value without the ideology it was stolen

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017

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Easy read good story
Good for a book report when you have to get it done in 2days
5 stars

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Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2012

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This book arrived in mint condition. Paid more for shipping than the book. It is a terrific book to read. Students , especially boys seem to enjoy the book. Children aren't aware of all the injustices that African-Americans endured during the early 50's and 60's in a desegregated society!

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Not A Karen

great book

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2002

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I suggest to get your child all of mildred d taylors collection she was good at catching the hate and rasism that went on in the south and other parts of the united states. these books are very real the smaller readers such as this book is good for your 5-6th graders and the novels are perfect for your 7-8th graders!!

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Classic and thought provoking!

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2018

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I purchased this book for my nine-year-old daughter. We read it together and had deep conversations about the concepts of discrimination, segregation and race relations. It was a fabulous read and opened her eyes to the history of our world in a way that she could easily understand. I highly recommend this book. I encourage parents to read along with their children.

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BrieWms

great books, great author!

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017

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great books, great author! bough the entire series for my daughter.

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J. Grambo

Racial bias story for young readers

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2009

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I'm a big fan of Mildred Taylor, but this one was not as strong as her others. The characterization was thin, so you never really cared what happened. I think it is written this way to make the segregation story available to younger students. This one would be fine for 3rd or 4th grade. If you want Mildred Taylor at her best, try a 7th-8th grade book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. For 9th grade and older, you can't go wrong with The Land.

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