Mama is so quiet and serious, always worrying about how to keep the tummies of her babies full and worrying about how to keep them safe. Papa arrives, having been summoned by Mama, just in time to save his children from harm, though not in time enough to save the beautiful trees and their songs are silenced.Ĭharacters: I loved all the characters in this short, easy read. Her actions only anger the workmen and she finds herself in a dangerous situation. In no time, the trees begin to fall like soldiers on the battlefront mortifying Cassie and she attempts to save them. Cassie is heartbroken because the trees that shelter her and sing to her each day are like family and she can’t bear to lose them. The deal being offered isn’t fair, but with hardly any food in the house, there isn’t much choice. When two white business men pressure them to sell the trees on their land, Big Mama hesitantly agrees. Barely scraping by becomes impossible when the last money sent home by Papa is stolen before it arrives to them. Cassie is left home with her mother, Mama, Big Ma-the grandmother, and three brothers. Food and work are both scarce and force Cassie’s father to leave the area to search for a job. Summary: A beautifully written story about a young black girl, named Cassie Logan, living with her family in Mississippi during the depression. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 48 pp.Īwards: New York Outstanding Book of the Year in 1975, the Council on Interracial Books Award in the African American Category
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