Land

English

ISBN: 0803719507

EAN: 9780803719507

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism/Juvenile Fiction / Family / General/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / General/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 09/08/2001

Age Range: 10-UP

Synopsis: Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award! Millions of fans have followed the Logan family in their seven-book series. Living in the South in the not-so-distant past, the Logans are the only black family to own farmland, while most of their black neighbors are sharecroppers on white-owned land. But where did this valuable legacy come from? The story begins with Paul-Edward Logan, grandfather of Cassie Logan, the beloved protagonist of Newbery Medalwinning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Born during the Civil War, Paul-Edward is the son of a white plantation owner and a former slave. Though not an unusual heritage, his upbringing is. Paul-Edwards white father sees to it that he and his sister have many of the privileges their white half-brothers enjoy. But at fourteen, Paul-Edward runs away to seek his fortune. His story is filled with exciting, sometimes heart-breaking adventures, and what is most amazing, his dream of land-ownership, almost impossible for a black person to accomplish in the postCivil War South, becomes reality. The Land, like all the books in this award-winning series, is based on the experiences of the Taylor family, bringing historical truth and power to this awe-inspiring story.

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Land

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Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.32 inches

Width: 6.28 inches

Length: 9.32 inches

Weight: 23.74 oz

Pages: 392