Set in Mississippi in 1941, The Road to Memphis describes three harrowing, unforgettable days in the life of an African-American high school girl d...
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Nov 19, 2008
Mahrya
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Taylor, Mildred. The Road to Memphis, Puffin Books, 290 pages. Fictional chapter book, historic fiction.
Description: In this sequel to the book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Cassie Logan is nearly grown up, attending high school in Jackson and thinking about college. When her friend Moe lashes out at some white people who are tormenting him, things become dangerous for everyone in Cassie's life.
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Description: In this sequel to the book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Cassie Logan is nearly grown up, attending high school in Jackson and thinking about college. When her friend Moe lashes out at some white people who are tormenting him, things become dangerous for everyone in Cassie's life.
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Oct 24, 2011
Ramón
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This lacks the power of Taylor's earlier works on the Logan family, but is still a very good read. I like how Taylor follows the Cassie and Stacey into early adulthood, which is highlighted by the absence of the "adults" and the expansion of the world to include Jackson, Memphis, and the exotic geographies of World War II.
Taylor's story still crackles with tension as the conflicts arise between black and white in old time Mississippi, but the characters don't seem as well de More...
Taylor's story still crackles with tension as the conflicts arise between black and white in old time Mississippi, but the characters don't seem as well de More...
Dec 07, 2009
Damian
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This book is about a 17 year old girl named Cassie Logan who is about to graduate from high school She also plant to go to college and then to law school if possible. One of her friends named Moe, is teased by white folks and Moe can't take it anymore so he uses his fists to do his talking. Word gets out about this and Cassie and her friends must get Moe to Memphis,Tennessee and to safety. This book takes place in Mississippi and Tennessee in 1937.
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Jan 26, 2010
Cynthia
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This book is about a 17 year old girl named Cassie Logan who is about to graduate from high school. One of her friends named Moe, is always getting teased by white folks and Moe can't take it anymore so he uses his fists. Word gets out about this and Cassie and her friends must get Moe to Memphis,Tennessee and to safety. This book takes place in Mississippi and Tennessee in 1937.
Moe is missing and no one can find him. Cassie, C.J, Clayton and Stacey try to look for him. Finally,th More...
Moe is missing and no one can find him. Cassie, C.J, Clayton and Stacey try to look for him. Finally,th More...
Jan 20, 2009
Sam
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Although not as good as Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, this book brings us back to the same characters, just at a later time in life. Once again, we are reminded of the cruelty that can happened through deep segregation and hate. Jeremy Simms comes to the rescue, proving that not all white folks are bad. I felt easily connected to the characters in Roll of Thunder, and still enjoyed their life here, but I could feel that they were less determined to change the minds of those around them
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Feb 08, 2011
Cookie
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Once again, I had no desire to read this book when I started...strange how that happens. And yet, once I began, I couldn't put it down! I forgot how much I enjoy reading the story of Cassie and her family. The tragedy within Ms. Taylor's books is so realistic...I think to myself that times have changed...but then I find myself wondering if they HAVE changed or am I just fooling myself? I believe the fact that I ask the question provides evidence that indeed, I AM foolish and very little has
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Jun 02, 2010
Patricecassedy
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I think Cassie, the high school senior in this book, is an amazing young woman. She wants to be a lawyer, but it's 1941 and she is African American, and there is little opportunity for her to get that kind of an education. But she doesn't get bitter--she just keeps doing her best. This book is part of Mildred Taylor's Logan family series. I recommend anything written by Mildred Taylor. Her writing makes you feel as if you are inside the minds of her characters, feeling what they are feeling a
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Nov 23, 2007
Naomi
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The third book of the Logan family series, now all the kids are grown up and seeking jobs and finishing their schooling. Cassie Logan and her brothers still stay strong with the help of their family and the land that kept them undefeated from the other white landowners in Mississippi. This books was extremely good because now, Cassie and her brothers, and best friends have matured into young adults, and are more aware of the hardships that they face in this world. Even though they try to avoid i
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Jul 03, 2009
Victoria
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This is probably my favorite book of all times. Set in the time of the late 30's, Cassie Logan is finally learning how thick the racial barriers in the her hometown of Jackson Mississippi. When her friend Moe hits three white men and may have left them in critical conditions. So now Cassie,Stacey, Little Willie, and Clarence are helping Moe escaping up north where he will be safe. But the journey up there isn't easy. Not many blacks have a car. So not only do they get chased on highway by white
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Apr 23, 2009
I didn't realize that this was the third book in the series, but now I want to read all of this series. It was such a powerful story of what it really was like to be black in that time. I have never read a book like this and I can say all the way that this is a well-written book and Mildred Taylor is worthy of all of her awards. I love the character Cassie and I'm glad to think that she'll be able to live on forever in the books that Mildred Taylor has written.
Aug 13, 2010
Lisa
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In this sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Cassie Logan is finishing high school and preparing for college. This book deals with darker topics then the original book about the Logan family--and is not as funny. Cassie and her friends face danger on a daily basis and this book is well worth reading.
Aug 17, 2010
Aliyah
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This book takes place in the south in the early 1940's during segregation and the second world war. It was a great, fast read. There was one drama after another and I could not put it down. It was one of those books that makes you feel sad when you're done reading.
Nov 21, 2010
Elaine
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I came away not realizing how it bad it was for blacks in the south in the 30's and 40's. I guess growing up in the north and never realizing what was going on in the south was a real eye opener. I enjoyed however it was very sad at times. I just don't understand how people can treat another human being the way they did. I am planning on reading other books in the series.
Apr 12, 2011
Kelley
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The last book in the Roll of Thunder hear my Cry series. We've been with Cassie for two books now and it felt that they were apart of our lives even though they were fictional characters. We were excited but sad that it ended because it felt that we ended a part of our lives with the Logans. Great book.
Apr 04, 2011
My 5th grade students love this book. It is a part of a sequence to "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" and I love it too. This book deals with things going on with the civil rights and WWII. I would defintely use this in my classroom.
Nov 30, 2009
Airi's Timing is Off
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I just L-O-V-E LOVE this book-it's by far my favorite book in the Logan family saga, probably because I'm secretly a softie and was waiting to see if Cassie would pick Moe or..dammit I forget his name-the other guy.
Aug 07, 2011
Anino (aka the Whisperquiet Ninja)
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This book is a must read for everyone. Exceptional author who teaches us the power of faith & family. Never read her stories as a child, but I was fortunate to read them as an adult. Well worth the time.
Dec 11, 2009
Diane
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Very touching, straight to the point but with lots of detail at the same time. Sort of sad too....the author makes me want to read what happens next, but there's nothing left to read! I wonder if there's another sequel?
Aug 01, 2011
David
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Another terrific and captivating book in Taylor's series on the life of blacks in Mississippi. This one takes place during the early 1940s. Its central event is riveting and terrifying. The pages turn quickly.
Oct 20, 2009
Grace
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Another part of the Logan family saga that I couldn't put down! This story picks up when Cassie is older and off to college. An excellent read!
Aug 31, 2011
Julie
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Open up my eyes the prejudice of people in the south to Blacks.
What a long road we have come down in overcoming prejudice.
What a long road we have come down in overcoming prejudice.
Aug 11, 2011
Joy
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This is my favorite book from the Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry series. I've read this book I don't know how many times.
Dec 10, 2009
The end of a great trilogy more adult because Cassie is all grown now-- witness the means to an end, love the read
Feb 08, 2009
Im reading it in school so dont want to say much but IT IS GOOD SO FAR!!!!
May 03, 2010
Thanh
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This book made me cry in middle school. Definitely pulls at the heartstrings!
Aug 31, 2008
Betsy
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I love Mildred Taylor's work. I'm working on reading all of her books, which is easy since they're quick little reads (you can finish most of them in a day), but packed with emotion and powerfully disturbing images of racism.
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I always wondered about what happened to Moe and Jeremy after the book ends. I always kinda imagined that Moe and Cassie would eventually end up being together and that Jeremy is killed in the war. I may be h More...
SPOILERS!
I always wondered about what happened to Moe and Jeremy after the book ends. I always kinda imagined that Moe and Cassie would eventually end up being together and that Jeremy is killed in the war. I may be h More...
Jun 27, 2011
Kelley
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Wow, what an ending to the Logan family saga. I am a little disappointed that a "next in the series" does not exist. This conclusion does not end on a hopeful note. But the writing was great and the fear felt by the characters was palpable.
Dec 23, 2010
Andrea
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I read this a few years ago but couldn't remember for sure. Now that I am into it, it is just as good the second time around.
