[LM_NET] BOOK: The land by Taylor

[Frederick Muller <mullinator52@YAHOO.COM>]

Taylor, Mildred D._The land._Speak/Penguin, 2001 [0-14-250146-8]
  In this prequel to "Roll of thunder" Taylor takes us back to the years just after 
the Civil War.  Paul (a former slave) is the 14 year-old son of a large farm owner. 
 While he is treated well by his father, he is not white and now allowed many of 
the other privileges is white brothers receive.  Taylor uses the language of the 
day, refusing to "whitewash" history.  The language (the use of the "n-word") and 
story can be harsh.   After many struggles with his father, Paul and a black friend 
of his set out on their own.  Paul decides that he wants to own land, hence the 
books title.  This 375 page book is a long and sometimes painful read.  It 
documents the harsh treatments former slaves received at the hands of the white 
people of the south after they had been freed.  This is a must-read for 7th graders 
and up.


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Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School (Grades 6-8)
59 Halsted Street
Newton, NJ  07860

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www.halsted.org/br.htm

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