Logans

Mildred D. Taylor

Set in post–Civil War Georgia, this powerful coming-of-age novel follows Paul-Edward Logan, the biracial son of a white landowner and a formerly enslaved woman, as he searches for a place to belong. Raised openly by his father yet viewed with suspicion by both Black and white communities, Paul confronts racism, prejudice, betrayal, and the painful limits imposed by his heritage. At fourteen, he begins pursuing his dream of owning land, discovering that independence requires courage, resilience, and a willingness to challenge deeply entrenched injustice. Rich in historical detail and emotional insight, the novel expands the Logan family saga with a moving exploration of identity, family, ambition, and the meaning of freedom.

Mildred D. Taylor

In rural Mississippi at the turn of the twentieth century, ten-year-old David Logan witnesses how his family’s well becomes a vital source of water—and a test of their convictions. When the Logans share what they have with neighbors of every race, their simple act of generosity challenges the rigid prejudices and simmering tensions of the community. Through David’s eyes, the story explores courage, compassion, family values, and the dangers of standing up for what is right. Richly grounded in history and told with vivid emotional insight, it offers a powerful portrait of childhood and racial injustice.

Mildred D. Taylor

During the Great Depression, the Logan family’s beloved forest becomes the target of a powerful outsider determined to profit from its timber. As the family works to protect the land that represents their history, independence, and future, they confront racial injustice and economic hardship in the segregated South. Told through the eyes of young Cassie Logan, this moving story explores family loyalty, courage, dignity, and the enduring bond between people and the land they call home.

Mildred D. Taylor

During a violent storm in Depression-era Mississippi, a ten-year-old boy witnesses a bus driver force Black passengers off a crowded bus to accommodate white travelers. As the bus heads toward the dangerously swollen Rosa Lee River, the boy is confronted with the cruelty and injustice embedded in the world around him. Through a child’s observant perspective, this powerful story explores racism, moral courage, complicity, and the awakening of conscience. Mildred D. Taylor’s vivid, compassionate storytelling brings the realities of the segregated South into sharp focus.

Mildred D. Taylor

Set in rural Mississippi during the 1930s, this powerful coming-of-age story follows the Logan family as they confront racism, economic hardship, and the pressures of a changing world. Through Cassie Logan’s observant eyes, the family and their community face an unjust legal system, threats to their land, and difficult questions of identity and belonging. As the children seek greater independence and the adults struggle to protect their family’s future, courage, loyalty, and resilience are tested. Rich in historical detail and emotional depth, the novel explores family, justice, heritage, and the enduring strength of community.

Mildred D. Taylor

Set in Depression-era Mississippi, this powerful historical novel follows Cassie Logan and her brothers as an errand to a local store places them in the midst of a dangerous confrontation between an elderly Black man and a white shopkeeper. Through the children’s anxious perspective, the story exposes the rigid racial rules, fear, and injustice that shape everyday life in the segregated South. Yet it also explores courage, dignity, friendship, and the unexpected possibilities of human connection. Drawing on family history, the author delivers a vivid and deeply affecting portrait of a pivotal afternoon.

Mildred D. Taylor

Set in the racially charged American South of 1941, this powerful coming-of-age novel follows a young Black man whose desperate response to brutal harassment puts him on the run. As he seeks help from Cassie Logan and attempts to reach safety, the journey exposes the dangers, loyalties, and moral choices shaped by segregation and violence. Through vivid storytelling and richly drawn characters, the novel explores friendship, courage, injustice, and the struggle to claim dignity in a world determined to deny it.

Mildred D. Taylor

Two sisters eagerly anticipate a family road trip from Ohio to Mississippi in their father’s gleaming new Cadillac, expecting the journey to be filled with pride and excitement. But as they travel south, the car draws suspicion rather than admiration, exposing the girls to the hostility and injustice directed at their family because of their race. Through the sisters’ eyes, this powerful story explores racism, prejudice, courage, and the painful loss of innocence. Set within the acclaimed Logan Family Saga, it offers a moving, accessible portrait of an important moment in American history.