Product Description

The Mississippi of the 1930s was a hard place for a black child to grow up in, but still Cassie didn't understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. During that year, though, when the night riders were carrying hatred and destruction among her people, she learned about the great differences that divided them, and when it was worth fighting for a principle even if it brought even worse hardships.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12171 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

From the Author
My book is very interesting.I hope that people enjoy it.
I hope that young readers enjoy my book. I feel that all of my books are very interesting to all chidren.

About the Author
Mildred D. Taylor was born in Mississippi and grew up in Ohio. She worked in Ethiopia with the Peace Corps before enrolling at the School of Journalism at the University of Colorado, where she helped develop a Black Studies programme. She is best-known for her Newbery Medal winner, ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY. Mildred D. Taylor still lives in Colorado.

Customer Reviews

basically the book is brilliant
ROTHMC is a brilliant book. I am 15 and I have to read it for my GCSEs. However once I did start to read it I found that I really enjoyed it. I think the book makes you realise that racism does still occur in our world. The book is funny yet sad at the same time. Cassie is a brilliant narator and we realise how difficult it must be to grow up in this kind of situation. I would recommend it to anyone. The only problem with the book is that it is a serious issue that it covers and it can be upsetting at the end.

Confusion
I think the person who wrote the review 'why was it written?' doesnt understand the book. It is not encouraging us to share the views that were held towards black people in the 1930s, in fact it is highlighting the injustice and prejedice of those views and so i dont think that it is 'repressive to black people today.' I think that this is the best book to study at GCSE and it is very interesting

An Excellent Lesson in race and Culture
When I was at school, studying for my GCSE's, I was forced to read this book....fortunately the book was an excellent read..and contained a very good message - that we are all the same, no matter what our skin colour and that we should not treat anyone differently because of skin colour. My appraisal goes to the author - well done!