Mississippi Bridge (Logan Family Saga)
by Mildred D Taylor (Author)
Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
A day of conflict and tragedy.
Cassie Logan and her brothers watch as the weekly bus from Jackson comes splashing through a heavy rainstorm--they are there to see their grandmother off on a trip. One by one, the passengers board the bus. But this is Mississippi in the 1930s, so when several white passengers arrive at the last minute, the driver roughly orders the black passengers off the bus, including Cassie's grandmother. Then, disaster strikes in the rain, and the children witness a shocking end to the day's drama. Taylor, a powerful storyteller, again combines authentic incidents to create a taut plot...Her cry for justice always rings true.--Kirkus Reviews Select format:
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Kirkus
Taylor, a powerful storyteller, again combines authentic incidents to create a taut plot.... Her cry for justice always rings true.
Publisher's Weekly
The Newbery Medalist reprises the Logan family in telling a powerful story about the segregated South of the 1930s.
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Mildred D Taylor
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.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780141308173
Lexile Measure
810
Guided Reading Level
S
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publication date
June 20, 2000
Series
Logan Family Saga
BISAC categories
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV039120 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
JUV039120 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
Library of Congress categories
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Black-Eyed Susan Award
Nominee
