The Gold Cadillac, Mildred D. Taylor
The Gold Cadillac, Mildred D. Taylor
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The Gold Cadillac

Author: Mildred D. Taylor

Narrator: Allyson Johnson

Unabridged: 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/13/2018

Synopsis

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 drive South becomes dangerous for ‘lois and her family. 

'Lois and Wilma are proud of their father's brand-new gold Cadillac, and excited that the family will be driving it all the way from Ohio to Mississippi. But as they travel deeper into the rural South, there are no admiring glances for the shiny new car; only suspicion and anger for the black man behind the wheel. For the first time in their lives, Lois and her sister know what it's like to feel scared because of the color of their skin.

"A personal, poignant look at a black child's first experience with institutional racism."--The New York Times

About The Author

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by A. on July 23, 2008

I'm a huge fan of Taylor's work particularly Song of the Trees, but this novella left me a little flat -- it doesn't have her characteristic character depth and liteary detail. It has a powerful story to tell, but the delivery doesn't have her usual depth and dimension.......more

Goodreads review by January on July 15, 2024

The Gold Cadillac by Mildred D. Taylor Logans #7[chronological] #4 [publication] 45-page Kindle Ebook, story pgs 7-42 Genre: Historical Fiction, African-American Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Family Featuring: 1950, Prejudice, Race Relations, Family, Racism, Children, Toledo and Ottawa Hills, Oh......more

Goodreads review by Gabriella on March 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.*** This one would be a good option for younger readers, but I’m not sure......more

Goodreads review by Robyn on November 26, 2008

This book tells a story about two girls who live in the northern state of Ohio with their parents. The family's prize possession is their father's brand new gold cadillac. This story touches on the issue of racism, when the family travels down to rural Mississippi. The family helps each other to ove......more

Goodreads review by Lincoln on March 26, 2013

I read "The Gold Cadillac" by Mildred D. Taylor. I thought this book was interesting because it takes place many years ago when racial segregation was going on. It is about a African American dad who buys this brand new Cadillac, then decides he is going to drive it down to Mississippi too see some......more

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