Let the Circle Be Unbroken
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Let the Circle Be Unbroken

by Mildred D. Taylor

1981•Historical•384 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramateenheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeStirring and serious: a grounded historical novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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About This Book

Let the Circle Be Unbroken is a story of a small Mississippi town in the 1930s, and the troubles that plague its black community. Picking up where its precursor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, leaves off, Mildred Taylor recounts the trials of this small community through the characters of the Logan family. More specifically, it focuses on the children of the family; Stacey, Cassie, Little Man and Christopher.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaTeenSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Juvenile fictionAfrican AmericansDepressionsMississippi in fictionRace relationsYoung adult fictionPrejudicesAfrican Americans in fiction

Details

Author
Mildred D. Taylor
Published
1981
Pages
384
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