Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

I first read this book when I was 15 studying GCSE English but re-reading it now as an adult is an entirely different experience.Set in Mississippi during the Great Depression, this must-read book has excellent storytelling and still feels extremely relevant.The dialogue does not feel dated, and it’s theme of racism is sadly, still very much alive.The story is told from the perspective of young Cassie Logan, a fourth-grade black girl, and it’s naïve and innocent voice encourages readers of all ages to question the nature of human cruelty and the universal subject of inequality.

Fantastic novel. This book really highlights the difficulties and traumas faced by black African Americans in 1930's America. The most interesting fact is that the narrator is a child and the reader is shown through her eyes what what it means to have to face the horrors of prejudice and racism.I thoroughly recommend this book!

I remember reading this at school for English GCSE. I look forward to reading it again!

This book was recommended to me by a friend who taught it for A level English Literature. I found it powerful and. moving and conveyed the racial prejudices in the Southern US states extremely well. Having read and enjoyed this book enormously, I feel that, sadly, things in the USA are not very different now nearly a century on. I can thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand more about racial intolerance .

A brilliant book for teens and adults! Written with humour about humanitarian issues as seen through the eyes of children. Not suited to people with poor English Language skills or to people studying English as a Foreign Language because it's packed with Deep South dialect!