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Book Summary: Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry
STRAWBERRY This book is called Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.This book is mostly based on black rights. Another thing is most of the black people in this story got treated like crap. There were a lot of events that happened my favorite is when Papa, Mr. Morrison,and Stacey went to Strawberry and...You will have to read this amazing book to find out.This is my favorite part because their is a lot of action and I can imagine what's happening. Some of the main characters in this book are Cassie, Little Man, Stacey, The Walisas, Papa, Mama, Big Ma and more but I'm not going to spoil the book for you. My favorite character will have to be Cassie because she is a lot like me she is so sassy.Another character

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