Ranked #45 in Racism, Ranked #50 in African American — see more rankings.
Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. And it is also Cassie's story—Cassie Logan, an independent girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family, even as she learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect. less
Rankings by Category
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) is ranked in the following categories:
- #80 in 11-Year-Old
- #81 in 6th Grade
- #69 in African American History
- #77 in Chapter
- #97 in Middle School
- #68 in Multiculturalism
- #100 in Older Children
- #62 in Social Studies