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Roll of thunder, hear my cry
Niamh O' Leary
Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig
Ladies
and gentlemen of the class of '99, if I could give you one tip for the
future, it would be to read 'Roll of thunder, hear my cry'. If there were
ever a book that was so good, you couldn't put it down, this is it! You
are gonna love it and because it is also on the Junior Cert. course, your
teacher will be thrilled with you! And its so the perfect excuse for getting
out of doing homework! "No, Mum, really, I'll do my Maths later,
I'm just reading my book for English class". What a dreary task.
Poor you - not! See what I mean!
The book has lots of laughs, but it has weepy moments too. Just like Titanic. The book tells the story of 11 year old Cassie, a black girl living in Mississippi in the 1930's, when everyone was really racist. But Cassie makes the best of it, and has fun any way. But its not all excitement and fun and there are plenty of places where you'll bawl your eyes out. All in all, it's a classy read, and not to be missed.