Book
Roll of thunder, hear my cry
Record details
- ISBN: 110199388X (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781101993880 (hardback)
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Physical Description:
276 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
print - Edition: 40th anniversary special edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Newbery Medal, 1977. |
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| Subject: | Depressions 1929 Fiction Mississippi History 20th century Fiction Race relations Fiction Prejudices Fiction African Americans Fiction |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J TAYLO M (Text) | 33126020278416 | JFiction | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | J TAYLO M (Text) | 33126021726876 | JFiction | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | YA TAYLO M (Text) | 33126022400737 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J TAYLO M (Text) | 33126021726850 | JFiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | J TAYLO M (Text) | 33126021726868 | JFiction | Available | - |
Mildred D. Taylor is the author of nine novels including The Road to Memphis, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, The Land, The Well, 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. Ms. Taylor now devotes her time to her family, writing, and what she terms "the family ranch" in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Kadir Nelson is a two-time Caldecott Honor Award recipient. He has received an NAACP Image Award, a CASEY Award, the 2009 and 2014 Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the 2009 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award. Among Mr. Nelson's other awards are gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and The New Yorker. He lives in Los Angeles.