'We have no choice of what colour we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.' The Mississippi of the 1930s was a hard place for a black child to grow up in, but still Cassie didn't understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. During that year, though, when the night riders were carrying hatred and destruction among her people, she learned about the great differences that divided them, and when it was worth fighting for a principle even if it brought terrible hardships. 十岁的女孩凯西·罗根是家中的掌上明珠,也是一个勇敢的女孩。她对于黑人所受到的压榨和不公平,感到十分愤怒和不解。她和兄弟们,曾为了报复向他们溅泥水的白人小学校车,而在路上挖大洞,使得车子陷入其中不能动……凯西一家的遭遇,只是大时代中的一个小故事,种族间的冲突,仍然她的生活中在继续。
【作者简介】
Mildred D. Taylor was born in Mississippi and grew up in Ohio.She worked in Ethiopia with the Peace Corps before enrolling at theSchool of Journalism at the University of Colorado, where shehelped develop a Black Studies programme. She is best-known for herNewbery Medal winner, ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY. Mildred D.Taylor still lives in Colorado.
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