The Logans find strength and support in their family and their community as they and other blacks encounter the racism and the impact of government policy in rural Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930’s. (Honor Book: CCBC Straw Newbery Vote) (14 years and older)

In the sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, young Cassie Logan bristles as her older brother Stacy takes his first steps toward manhood and away from her and the family she wants to remain the same forever. Stacy's friend T.J., on trial for murder, confronts an allâ€"white jury, and the Logans face greedy white landowners, who have set their sights on the family's farm. The Logans find strength and support in their family and their community as they and other blacks encounter racism and the impact of governmental policy in rural Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930's.