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Reader reviewed by Kayleigh/ Mrs. Flemings Class

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a book that takes place in Mississippi in 1933. It is about a nine-year-old girl named Cassie Logan who gets angry when people treat her differently because she is black. Growing up, it is hard for Cassie to watch white children get better things than her. For example, her school, Great Faith, is for black children. Most of the time black schools didn't even get books, But when they do they are used an all beat up. There are even bad words for black people written in them. There are also good things that happens in her life like having loving parents and three brothers!