Mississippi Bridge, Mildred D. Taylor
Mississippi Bridge, Mildred D. Taylor
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Mississippi Bridge

Author: Mildred D. Taylor

Narrator: Danny Gerard

Unabridged: 53 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 day of conflict and tragedy.

Jeremy Simms watches from the porch of the general store as the weekly bus from Jackson comes through his town. His neighbor Stacey Logan and Stacey's brothers and sister are there to see their grandmother off on a trip. Jeremy's friend Josias Williams is taking the bus to his new job. But Josias and the Logans are black, and in Mississippi in the 1930s, black people can't ride the bus if that means there won't be enough room for white people to ride. When several white passengers arrive at the last minute, the driver sends Josias and Stacey's grandmother off the bus. Then comes a terrifying moment that unites all the townspeople in a nightmare that will change their lives forever.

“Well written and thought provoking, this book will haunt readers and generate much discussion.”—School Library Journal

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 Nancy on September 03, 2022

Another excellent novella in the Logan Saga by Mildred D. Taylor- this is the only story not told by someone in the Logan family, instead it is told by white ten-year-old Jeremy Simms. Set in the early 1930s during a wet winter in Mississippi, Jeremy, his father and older brothers are killing time a......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on November 14, 2021

Mississippi Bridge is a part of a series written by Mildred Taylor. The premier book of this series is Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. The main characters are the Logan family; a black family growing up in Mississippi during the Great Depression. This book is somewhat of a short vignette in the entire......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on November 09, 2021

Mississippi Bridge tells the story of Jeremy on a seemingly normal day as he experiences a great tragedy in his town firsthand. This piece of historical fiction introduces the reader to a multitude of characters with differing viewpoints all experiencing this tragedy as well as the ongoing racism an......more

Goodreads review by Char on May 06, 2015

Personal Thoughts: I thought this was an overall good book and an easy read. The plot takes place a little after the Great Depression in the 1930s in rural Mississippi. The book is relatively short with only 62 pages making it a good beginner/transitional chapter book. One downfall of the book is tha......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on November 05, 2015

Mississippi Bridge looks at racial inequality in the south (Mississippi) in the time after the Great Depression and before the Civil Rights Movement. Jeremy comes from a family who are very prejudice towards African Americans, however somehow despite his upbringing and the culture of the time he is......more

Awards

  • Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award
  • Maine Student Book Master List
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