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Mildred D. Taylor

Born

in Jackson, Mississippi, The United States

September 13, 1943

Website

http://www.rollofthunderbook.com/

Genre

Children's, Historical Fiction

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Mildred DeLois Taylor is an African-American writer known for her works exploring the struggle faced by African-American families in the Deep South.

Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi, but lived there only a short amount of time, then moved to Toledo, Ohio, where she spent most of her childhood. She now lives in Colorado with her daughter.

Many of her works are based on stories of her family that she heard while growing up. She has stated that these anecdotes became very clear in her mind, and in fact, once she realized that adults talked about the past, "I began to visualize all the family who had once known the land, and I felt as if I knew them, too ..." Taylor has talked about how much history was in the stories; some stories took p ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 160,304 ratings · 9,032 reviews · 38 distinct works • Similar authors

	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 129,927 ratings — published 1976 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Land (Logans, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 7,626 ratings — published 2001 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Logans, #5) 4.22 avg rating — 6,333 ratings — published 1981 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Memphis (Logans, #6) 4.25 avg rating — 3,872 ratings — published 1992 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song of the Trees (Logans, #3) by Mildred D. Taylor, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 2,469 ratings — published 1975 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Well: David's Story (Logans, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 2,132 ratings — published 1995 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gold Cadillac (Logans, #7) by Mildred D. Taylor, Max Ginsburg (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 1,678 ratings — published 1987 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (Logans #8) 4.24 avg rating — 1,516 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Friendship (Logans, #5.5) by Mildred D. Taylor, Max Ginsburg (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 1,573 ratings — published 1987 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mississippi Bridge (Logans, #4.5) 3.98 avg rating — 1,588 ratings — published 1990 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Logans (8 books)
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