Book #1
The Road to Memphis
Written by Mildred D. Taylor
10 - 99
Reading
age
320
Page
count
Apr 12, 2016
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date
Paperback
$9.99
$9.58
Summary
A stunning repackage of a companion to Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson! As America hovers on the brink of war, seventeen year-old Cassie Logan fights a battle closer to home. She dreams of college and law school. But no amount of schooling can prepare her for the violent explosion that takes place when her friend Moe lashes out at his white tormentors–an action unheard of in Mississippi as the country prepares for World War II. Moe will be in even greater danger if he stays in town, so it is up to Cassie, her brother, and their friends to accompany Moe on the road to Memphis–and to safety. Cassie recounts harrowing events during late 1941. An engrossing picture of fine young people endeavoring to find the right way in a world that persistently wrongs them.–Kirkus Reviews An enlightening, moving novel.–Publishers Weekly
Logan Family Saga Series
Published from 1998 - 2016
6 books
| Year | # | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | The Road to Memphis | 320 |
| 1998 | The Friendship | 80 | |
| 1998 | The Well | 112 | |
| 2001 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | 276 | |
| 2016 | The Land | 416 | |
| 2016 | Let the Circle Be Unbroken | 416 |
The Creatives Behind the Books
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.
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