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Reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Stacy Tibbetts · 2005

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This 1977 Newbery Medal winner chronicles one particularly tough year in the 1930s when nine-year-old Cassie learns the harsh lessons of social injustice and the value of family.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
MississippiMississippiMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
short · 71 pages

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