(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Introduction by Jacqueline Woodson. This anniversary edition of the Newbery Medal book and second novel in the Logan family saga contains a new introduction by Jacqueline Woodson, Mildred Taylor's twenty-fifth-anniversary-edition foreword, reproductions of Taylor's family photos on the endpapers, and stunning cover art and an opening color plate by Kadir Nelson.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1976

(2) 4-6 This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the Newbery Medal book and second novel in the Logan family saga contains a new foreword by Mildred Taylor.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1976

(2) YA Race complicates every relationship in young Paul Logan's life in this Reconstruction-era prequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. The son of a white land owner and his former slave, Paul comes to realize that to white folks he's "my daddy's colored son" and that black folks "think I think I'm better than they are." Taylor masterfully uses harsh historical realities to frame a powerful coming-of-age story that stands on its own merits.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2001