The Land (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)

About this book

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award! Millions of fans have followed the Logan family in their seven-book series. Living in the South in the not-so-distant past the Logans are the only black family to own farmland while most of their black neighbors are sharecroppers on white-owned land. But where did this valuable legacy come from? The story begins with Paul-Edward Logan grandfather of Cassie Logan the beloved protagonist of Newbery Medalwinning Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Born during the Civil War Paul-Edward is the son of a white plantation owner and a former slave. Though not an unusual heritage his upbringing is. Paul-Edwards white father sees to it that he and his sister have many of the privileges their white half-brothers enjoy. But at fourteen Paul-Edward runs away to seek his fortune. His story is filled with exciting sometimes heart-breaking adventures and what is most amazing his dream of land-ownership almost impossible for a black person to accomplish in the postCivil War South becomes reality. The Land like all the books in this award-winning series is based on the experiences of the Taylor family bringing historical truth and power to this awe-inspiring story.