Product Overview
Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winningRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
For David Logan, a time of distress means taking the higher road.
During a drought, the Logan family shares their well water with their neighbors, black and white alike. But Davids brother Hammer finds it hard to share with Charlie Simms, who torments them because they are black. Hammers pride and Charlies meanness are a dangerous combination, and tensions between the boys build and builduntil they explode.
* A compelling novel about prejudice and the saving power of human dignity. School Library Journal, starred review
