Comments on: The Well by Mildred D. Taylor http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/02/10/the-well-by-mildred-d-taylor/ Maw Books - book reviews, book recommendations, book lists, author interviews and more! Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:11:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Cheyenne Bluford http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/02/10/the-well-by-mildred-d-taylor/#comment-208016 Cheyenne Bluford Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:27:02 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=2312#comment-208016 I think this was a great book for all kids my age to read about.I'm 14 in the 9th grade.I go to Myers Park High School. I really enjoyed this book, and would wish to see, read, and hear more about it. I think this was a great book for all kids my age to read about.I’m 14 in the 9th grade.I go to Myers Park High School. I really enjoyed this book, and would wish to see, read, and hear more about it.

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]]> By: none of ur bezz wack http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/02/10/the-well-by-mildred-d-taylor/#comment-32610 none of ur bezz wack Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:22:27 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=2312#comment-32610 i didnt even read this book my brother did and he told me 4 my reading projects lolz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i didnt even read this book my brother did and he told me 4 my reading projects lolz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Natasha Maw http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/02/10/the-well-by-mildred-d-taylor/#comment-26973 Natasha Maw Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:58:40 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=2312#comment-26973 Oh thank you so much Joy!! Like you, I'm going to have to find them all! Oh thank you so much Joy!! Like you, I’m going to have to find them all!

]]> By: Jenn M. http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/02/10/the-well-by-mildred-d-taylor/#comment-26547 Jenn M. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:52:08 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=2312#comment-26547 I can't seem to find <i>Logan</i> anywhere. I must do some further investigating. I can’t seem to find Logan anywhere. I must do some further investigating.

]]> By: Jenn M. http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/02/10/the-well-by-mildred-d-taylor/#comment-26337 Jenn M. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:09:14 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=2312#comment-26337 You are awesome Joy. I like reading things in order. Interesting to know that Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is 6th in the series. I know you said they weren't published in this order, but I like my timelines to work. I want them now!! And I want to read/watch Skeleton Creek! I was hoping the library would get it! You are awesome Joy. I like reading things in order. Interesting to know that Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is 6th in the series. I know you said they weren’t published in this order, but I like my timelines to work.

I want them now!!

And I want to read/watch Skeleton Creek! I was hoping the library would get it!

]]> By: Joy http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/02/10/the-well-by-mildred-d-taylor/#comment-26309 Joy Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:56:59 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=2312#comment-26309 This paragraph was very informative, so I thought I'd cut and paste the whole thing for you (they weren't needed, but I added the numbers). The books were not written in this order, but the following tells the whole saga: Similarly, in her other novels, nearly all the events are based on stories Taylor has heard from her father and other family members; nearly all the characters are based on family members or acquaintances she has known or learned about. The Logan family saga, then, is essentially family history for Taylor. The saga begins with Paul-Edward Logan in (#1) The Land leaving his family in Georgia in the 1870s and eventually settling in Mississippi where he buys the land that will become the homestead for all the future Logans. The next part of the saga, (#2) The Well, is told by David Logan, one of Paul-Edward’s sons. The third book of the saga, (#3) Mississippi Bridge, is the only book in the Logan stories not narrated by a member of the Logan family. A white boy, Jeremy Simms, reports a tragedy that he and the Logan children witness in 1931. The fourth book, (#4) Song of the Trees, is told from the point of view of a third-generation Logan, Cassie, who narrates the rest of the Logan stories: (#5) The Friendship; (#6) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; (#7) Let the Circle Be Unbroken; (#8) The Road to Memphis; and (#9) Logan. I have no idea what book I thought was the prequel, but it makes no difference now, because I didn't know that several of the books were part of the series. I want them all! :) BTW - I started Skeleton Creek yesterday. I think I'm up to the second video clip. I wasn't near a computer, so I had to stop. So far, I'm really enjoying Ryan's journal. This paragraph was very informative, so I thought I’d cut and paste the whole thing for you (they weren’t needed, but I added the numbers). The books were not written in this order, but the following tells the whole saga:

Similarly, in her other novels, nearly all the events are based on stories Taylor has heard from her father and other family members; nearly all the characters are based on family members or acquaintances she has known or learned about. The Logan family saga, then, is essentially family history for Taylor. The saga begins with Paul-Edward Logan in (#1) The Land leaving his family in Georgia in the 1870s and eventually settling in Mississippi where he buys the land that will become the homestead for all the future Logans. The next part of the saga, (#2) The Well, is told by David Logan, one of Paul-Edward’s sons. The third book of the saga, (#3) Mississippi Bridge, is the only book in the Logan stories not narrated by a member of the Logan family. A white boy, Jeremy Simms, reports a tragedy that he and the Logan children witness in 1931. The fourth book, (#4) Song of the Trees, is told from the point of view of a third-generation Logan, Cassie, who narrates the rest of the Logan stories: (#5) The Friendship; (#6) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; (#7) Let the Circle Be Unbroken; (#8) The Road to Memphis; and (#9) Logan.

I have no idea what book I thought was the prequel, but it makes no difference now, because I didn’t know that several of the books were part of the series. I want them all! :)

BTW – I started Skeleton Creek yesterday. I think I’m up to the second video clip. I wasn’t near a computer, so I had to stop. So far, I’m really enjoying Ryan’s journal.

]]> By: Jenn M. http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/02/10/the-well-by-mildred-d-taylor/#comment-26268 Jenn M. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:28:55 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=2312#comment-26268 Natasha I am so glad I read your blog. I have <i>Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry</i> sitting on my bookshelf. I had no idea that there was a prequel or sequel. I must read that first!! Joy-I look forward to hearing if your searching turns up another prequel. I'd really like to know. Natasha I am so glad I read your blog. I have Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry sitting on my bookshelf. I had no idea that there was a prequel or sequel. I must read that first!!

Joy-I look forward to hearing if your searching turns up another prequel. I’d really like to know.

]]> By: Natasha Maw http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/02/10/the-well-by-mildred-d-taylor/#comment-26204 Natasha Maw Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:04:44 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=2312#comment-26204 Molly - I must admit that I get on these themed reading kicks and tend to read a lot of books on the subject at the same time. This is true of Holocaust books or polygamy. I don't know why I'm like that! Joy - You know, I think there is more than one prequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. I haven't looked into it because this is the one that I actually owned. But I don't think you're wrong. Molly – I must admit that I get on these themed reading kicks and tend to read a lot of books on the subject at the same time. This is true of Holocaust books or polygamy. I don’t know why I’m like that!

Joy – You know, I think there is more than one prequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. I haven’t looked into it because this is the one that I actually owned. But I don’t think you’re wrong.

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