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The Road to Memphis (Logans #6)
"Cassie recounts harrowing events during late 1941. An engrossing picture of fine young people endeavoring to find the right way in a world that persistently wrongs them." --Kirkus Reviews
Mass Market Paperback, 304 pages
Published
June 1st 1992
by Puffin
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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.
Review: Like its prequel, The Road to Memphis, does a great job of portraying the treacherous racism...more
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.
Review: Like its prequel, The Road to Memphis, does a great job of portraying the treacherous racism...more
Having now read five Logan books by Mildred Taylor, I have two favorites: Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry and Road to Memphis. The first is about childhood; the second is about adolescence. While both contain a mixture of happy and tragic moments, Road to Memphis is about change and so is sadder in tone. Yet in many ways, the two books have parallels.
Like Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, Road to Memphis is about family. In one of its earliest chapters, Mr. Logan returns home to see the Logan siblings ga...more
Like Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, Road to Memphis is about family. In one of its earliest chapters, Mr. Logan returns home to see the Logan siblings ga...more
"The Road To Memphis" by Mildred D. Taylor was a very dramatic, compelling book. This is the third novel in the series written about the Logan family and I have to say that with each sequel the story gets better and better. This book takes place in 1941, right before the outbreak of World War II. Cassie is now 17 years old and a senior in high school dreaming of going onto law school. Her older brother Stacey is working and is driving his first car. But then, a sequence of tragic events occurs,...more
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 developed here. Though...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 developed here. Though...more
I chose to read, The Road to Memphis, because it is the fourth installment of books in the Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry series. In this book, Moe Turner, one of Stacey's friends, beats up three white kids who taunted and embarrassed him. Stacey, Cassie, Clarence, and Little Wiggins take Moe to Memphis so he can escape to Chicago, but in the process Clarence dies. My favorite quote was when Jeremy says," You ever play that ole wind pipe I made, you think of me, hear?" This quote is quite sad, bec...more
Another story in the brilliant collection by Taylor. I just love her writing and how it captures feelings and emotions of Cassie, a now 17 year old coloured girl living in Mississippi, 1941. This story, like the others, show the unity and community between the black families and there segregation from the white people. The racism protrayed by Taylor is horrific and humiliating and at times had me gripping my seat and crying my eyes out that peeople can be so cruel to others because of the colour...more
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.
An external conflict in this book is that Moe h...more
An external conflict in this book is that Moe h...more
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,they find Moe...more
Moe is missing and no one can find him. Cassie, C.J, Clayton and Stacey try to look for him. Finally,they find Moe...more
Pg.71. The book starts with an intense beginning showcasing the long history of racism between the white and the black people that lies in the American history. Cassie Logan,a 17 years old girl, wanting to become a lawyer. Joins forces with her friends to continue the struggle against the racism against them but that eventually led to a surprising event involving one of her friend's getting hurt.
Pg. 163. While Moe is hanging out with his friends, his white tormentors Harass him and threaten him....more
Pg. 163. While Moe is hanging out with his friends, his white tormentors Harass him and threaten him....more
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...more
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 chan...more
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 and...more
This book is very strong and shows a lot of power. Even though some of the characters in the book face difficulties with their color they all stay strong. I like this book a lot because i feel like i know the characters and want the characters to be in the book. This book really makes you like the protagonist and hate the antagonist. Although many parts of the book are very slow and boring it is a good book and i would highly recommend this book to anyone who want a little more adventure and fun...more
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...more
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...more
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Another book with the Logan family. It shows how friends and family are there for you no matter what the reason is. There's a lot to learn or realize in this book. I really enjoyed it
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.
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!
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.
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
Andrea
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The end of a great trilogy more adult because Cassie is all grown now-- witness the means to an end, love the read
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Mildred Delois Taylor is a famous author, known for her children's fiction books.
She did not stay in Jackson long; the racial discrimination in the South influenced the belief of her father, Wilbert Taylor, that better opportunities awaited his family in more northern states. Thus, after her first three months of life, her family moved to Ohio after her father established a factory in Toledo, Ohio...more
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She did not stay in Jackson long; the racial discrimination in the South influenced the belief of her father, Wilbert Taylor, that better opportunities awaited his family in more northern states. Thus, after her first three months of life, her family moved to Ohio after her father established a factory in Toledo, Ohio...more
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