Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

I am reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.  Mrs. Becicka has read aloud two other books by Mildred D. Taylor and I really liked them so I thought I would read another one by her.  This book so far has really explained how hard is was a long time ago when there was still segregation.  The kids in this family have gone through a lot.  Their dad is working on the railroad to get money for his family so he's never home, all of the white kids that ride the bus to school always make fun of the black kids that have to walk to school because the black school doesn't have enough money to have buses, even the bus driver splashes them with the water on the side of the road. The mom even has to go to a store far away from there house because the stores close to her house have horrible white people that won't serve them and get them the things they need.  So far I have really liked this book.