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The Road to Memphis by Taylor, Mildred D. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"Cassie recounts harrowing events during late 1941. An engrossing picture of fine young people endeavoring to find the right way in a world that persistently wrongs them." -- Kirkus Reviews Amazon.com Review The third novel in a series which started with Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, The Road to Memphis catches up with the Logan family in 1941. Cassie is entering her last year of high school in Jackson, Mississippi and her older brother Stacey is driving his first car. After a family trip to Memphis, a sequence of events, including pregnancy, death and the intrusions of Pearl Harbor and World War II wreaks havoc on the family, threatening to separate them from each other, perhaps forever. Drawing upon their strength as a family and the support of their community, the Logans fight for survival, particularly Cassie, who dreams of becoming a lawyer. The Road to Memphis won the 1991 Coretta Scott King Award. From Publishers Weekly In the tradition of Maya Angelou and Alice Walker, Taylor uses powerful, vibrant prose to express the sentiments of a young black Southerner, as the Newbery Medalist continues the story of Cassie Logan. The year is 1941, and 17-year-old Cassie prepares

Who reads The Road to Memphis?

Author

Taylor, Mildred D.

Publisher

Puffin Books

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101657980

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S, Young Adult

Rating

4.18 / 5 (2,475 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14