By Mildred D. Taylor, Author. A Newbery Medal Winner. With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart.Why is the land so important to Cassie’s family? It takes the events of one turbulent yearthe year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is blackto show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family’s lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride, for no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess soemthing no one can take away. For ages 10 and up.