The Land
By Mildred Taylor
This prequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the gripping coming-of-age story of Paul Logan, son of a land owner and a former slave, who confronts prejudice and back-breaking work in the Reconstruction South in pursuit of his dream to own his own land.
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