Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

'Look out there, Cassie girl, all that belongs to you'. Cassie Logan finds it hard to understand why the family farm means so much to her dad. She finds it even harder growing up in a place like Mississippi in the 1930s. But, as she witnesses the hatred and destruction all around her, Cassie begins to see why she must find strength in the people she loves and stand up for what she believes in. 'A vivid, tough, humorous novel . . . with a clear, compassionate view of the desperate strategies needed to survive' - The Times