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Editorial Review Product Description
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In 1941, a black youth, sadistically teased by two white boys in rural Mississippi, severely injures one of them with a tire iron and enlists Cassie's help in trying to flee the state.Amazon.com Review
The third novel in a series which started with Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,The Road to Memphis catches up with the Logan family in 1941. Cassieis entering her last year of high school in Jackson, Mississippi and herolder brother Stacey is driving his first car. After a family trip toMemphis, a sequence of events, including pregnancy, death and the intrusionsof Pearl Harbor and World War II wreaks havoc on the family, threatening toseparate them from each other, perhaps forever. Drawing upon their strengthas a family and the support of their community, the Logans fight forsurvival, particularly Cassie, who dreams ofbecoming a lawyer. The Roadto Memphis won the 1991 Coretta Scott King Award. ... Read more Customer Reviews (61) 
Good book
This book teaches about racism, and how it was back in the 1940's. This is a good history lesson for kids.
Great realistic fiction
This book was great.I read it for my class assignment .It is realistic because everyone knows how Blacks were tortured, and mistreatedin those days.I admire the ways the characters use their brains tosolve their problems and go on with their lives.Some kid said it made whites look mean.It is not the book that does that it is just true history.I think we kids shouldmore history and sstuff instead of just reading about fantasy.
anjie UK
My Opinion
This was a book I was assigned to read for school. When I first saw it, I was demolished because I thought the book would be boring, because normally I like fantasy novels with wars between dragons and wizards and such. But when I finished this book, I was amazed at how intruiging it was. The plot is all carefully and well melded together, starting from the incident to... well maybe you should read the book. The only I put 4 is because this book seems to discriminate white people, or make them look mean, like how the white people did to the black people in the book. But this is just my opinion. You should read the book, and see for yourself.
My Opinion
This was a book I was assigned to read for school. When I first saw it, I was demolished because I thought the book would be boring, because normally I like fantasy novels with wars between dragons and wizards and such. But when I finished this book, I was amazed at how intruiging it was. The plot is all carefully and well melded together, starting from the incident to... well maybe you should read the book. The only I put 4 is because this book seems to discriminate white people, or make them look mean, like how the white people did to the black people in the book. But this is just my opinion. You should read the book, and see for yourself.
Cassie Logan
I would recommend this book because it speaks the truth and it doesn't hold anything back. I think that people who came from this background would like the story because it's our nature. It's easier for people who came from a similar background; it would be easier to understand.Some are used to hearing real southern slang 24/7. They can get into depth as I did, and relate to the story.They can read," in between the lines", the message is more clearly sent. This book was so real and you felt like you were there. I personally think that it wasn't hard to concentrate on the story because it was such a page-turner. Something was always exciting or causing anxiety. I learned a lot of things by reading this book. The message that was mainly focused was that racism wasn't a joke. For some people, the details got too emotional.The Road to Memphis was a terrific book.
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