Mildred Delois Taylor

Mildred Delois Taylor

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Mildred D. Taylor was born in Mississippi and grew up in Ohio. She worked in Ethiopia with the Peace Corps before enrolling at the School of Journalism at the University of Colorado, where she helped develop a Black Studies programme. She is best-known for her Newbery Medal winner, ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY. Mildred D. Taylor still lives in Colorado.
3rd July 2014

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the classic story of a girl growing up in the deep South. Set in Mississippi at the heig... MoreRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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1st January 2011

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

'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 so... MoreRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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Song of the Trees

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    I read this as part of my degree studies on Children’s literature. I hoped to read it with my children, but at 6 and 8 I don’t think they are old enou...

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