This is a great book to read to your kids to explain the nastiness of prejudice and how it can effect those around you.

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This book opens eyes to race relations in earlier times. Good for young readers to learn about the past prejudices and great for older readers as well.....to keep their eyes & minds open to prejudices. A keeper!

Winner of the 1997 Newberry Award, this book is moving, historically accurate, and entertaining. The story of a black family that prevails agaisnt the odds in Mississippi in the 1930's.

With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart. Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year-the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is black-to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifehood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride, for no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away.

I absolutely love reading this book and i would read it a thousand times. Very good read for 7th grade and above i wouldnt recommend it for any younger then that.

Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year--the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is black-to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride, for no matter how other may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can away. Winner of the Newberry Metal, A national Boodk Award Nominee, Best of Children's books 1970-1080, An ALA Notable Book.

An excellent read for adults as well as young readers. I didn't read it when it was published in 1976 thinking that at 22 I was too "adult". Like Harry Potter, though, this is a book that adults can become engrossed in. Cassie Logan is 9 years old in 1933. She lives in the south with her family during a shameful period of our past. She has to deal with extreme bigotry and racism from whites. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, though, she remains strong and proud. This story recounts a particularly strifeful year in the lives of Cassie & her family.

i loved this book and if you want a historical book with a purpose this is the book

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