Let the Circle Be Unbroken, Mildred D. Taylor
Let the Circle Be Unbroken, Mildred D. Taylor
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Let the Circle Be Unbroken

Author: Mildred D. Taylor

Narrator: Allyson Johnson

Unabridged: 13 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/13/2018


Synopsis

A stunning repackage of a companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson!

It is a frightening and turbulent time for the Logan family. First, their friend T.J. must go on trial for murder--and confront an all-white jury. Then, Cousin Suzella tries to pass for white, with humiliating consequences. And when Cassie's neighbor, Mrs. Lee Annie, stands up for her right to vote, she and her family are driven from their home. Other neighbors are destroyed and shattered by the greed of landowners. But through it all, Cassie and the Logans stand together and stand proud--proving that courage, love, and understanding can defy even the deepest prejudice.

"This dramatic sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a powerful novel . . .capable of touching readers of any age."—The Christian Science Monitor

"A profoundly affecting novel."—Publishers Weekly 

About The Author

Mildred D. Taylor is the author of nine novels including The Road to MemphisLet the Circle Be UnbrokenThe LandThe 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.Kadir Nelson (www.kadirnelson.com) is a two-time Caldecott Honor Award recipient. He has received an NAACP Image Award, a CASEY Award, the 2009 and 2014 Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the 2009 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award. Among Mr. Nelson's other awards are gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators. His work has appeared in The New York TimesSports Illustrated, and The New Yorker. He lives in Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on August 24, 2020

Our whole family fell in love with this story, and the audiobook reader we listened to was practically perfect. I don't mind saying that I wanted my kids to be acquainted with America's racial injustices with all the heaviness they could take and no more. Narrative was the perfect tool. They loved t......more

Goodreads review by Renn on May 02, 2020

It’s official. The Logans are my favorite fictional family.......more

Goodreads review by Gabriella on January 26, 2020

***NOTE: As part of our 2020 reading challenges, my mom and I are revisiting the old works of her favorite YA author, Mildred D. Taylor, and will soon get to read All the Days Past, All the Days to Come for the very first time.*** So right before the book begins, there's a foreword from an acceptance......more

Goodreads review by Beth Anne on September 16, 2020

Oh this book! I was skeptical during the first 50 pages or so that we would enjoy this book as much as Roll of Thunder, but we found ourselves even more invested in the Logan family. This books is really long, nearly 400 pages, which made it quite a time commitment as a read aloud, but I’m so glad we......more

Goodreads review by Octavia on May 03, 2023

This Book is the The Sequel to the phenomenal story, "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" that moved the World after being published in 1976. Mildred D. Taylor continues with her pleasant writing with the Logan Family's trials to raise their children the correct way. ❤......more


Quotes

"Miss Taylor conveys the textures of life among black as well as white and writes not with rancor or bitterness over indignities but with pride, strength, and respect for humanity."—The New York Times

"A profoundly affecting novel."—Publishers Weekly

"The fear, cruelty, and the bewildering injustice of a hopelessly racist society are transcended by a family's strength, self-respect, and determination. The characters, both young and old, in all their variety and individuality come alive with penetrating humanness, while the effect of the storytelling is intensified by a lean, understated style and made more poignant by touches of lyrical sensitivity."—The Horn Book

"This is fine writing, and readers will be moved by the intense drama of individual scenes and by their historical significance."—School Library Journal

"A vivid, complex, carefully crafted, moving novel."—Children's Book Review Service

"The Logans's story will strengthen and satisfy all who read it."—The Christian Science Monitor


Awards

  • Coretta Scott King Awards