
Mississippi Bridge
Mildred D. Taylor(Author)
Puffin (Publisher)
Published on 1. June 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-14-130817-3 (ISBN)
Description
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
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hawthorn
Australia
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Australia
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: Fifth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 10 years
Product notice
Paperback (digest)
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
59 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-130817-3 (9780141308173)
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Mildred D. Taylor
Mississippi Bridge
E-Book
06/2000
1st Edition
Puffin Books
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Persons
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.