Winner of the Newbery Medal
A New York Times Book Review Best of Children's Books
A National Book Award Nominee
"Taylor . . . writes not with rancor or bitterness of indignities, but with pride, strength, and respect for humanity."ÑThe New York Times Book Review
Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent yearÑthe year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she's blackÑto show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and prideÑno matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away.