Recommended Age:
12
+
Best for independent readers who enjoy character-driven historical fiction with immersive, reflective storytelling.
About the Book
In Depression-era Mississippi, nine-year-old Cassie Logan and her family fight to hold onto their land and dignity in the face of systemic racism, economic exploitation, and the constant threat of racial violence from their white neighbors. The Logan family's fierce pride and their determination to own land and control their own futures give the story its moral backbone. A powerfully honest and emotionally rich portrait of Black life in the Jim Crow South.
Content Ratings
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Intense Themes
The book sustains pervasive racial hatred, economic oppression, and the ever-present threat of white violence against a Black family. The main character's repeated confrontations with systemic racism and injustice are emotionally intense and historically unflinching.
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Moderate Violence
A Black man is set on fire and severely burned. Sharecroppers are threatened, physically intimidated, and coerced. The risk of lynching is present. Violence reflects historical reality with honesty.
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Published:
1976
Page Count:
276
