Cassie's Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry

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Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

“Just because life isn't fair doesn't mean you shouldn't try your best and be courageous.”though the journey of roll of thunder hear my cry mildred taylor use info from her family and made new characters for her book. Cassie in the book is the main character in the storey, she loves her family and the land. She also has a bad temper like another character named uncle hamer. “Who said that! Just tell me who said that and i will be-...”. This shows that cassie's courage and how she loves her family members. Even though she knew it would get her into trouble.this shows that cassie wasn't afraid to stand up for her rights. She knew it wasn't right for t.j to to get beat up. Because it wasn't fair she would

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