Song of the Trees is a 1975 novella by author Mildred Taylor. It was the first of her highly-acclaimed series of books about the Logan family. The book follows the life of Paul-Edward Logan from his childhood years through his life as a young man in his twenties. The book before it is The Land

The Land (Mildred D. Taylor)

The Land is the 1st book by Mildred D. Taylor. It is the prequel to Song of the Trees and Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. It recounts the life of Cassie Logan's grandfather as he grows from a nine year old boy into a man in his mid-twenties...

, which follows the life of Paul-Edward Logan, from childhood to manhood. Song of the Trees is itself the prequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a 1976 children's novel by Mildred D. Taylor. The novel won the 1977 Newbery Medal. Its sequel, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, was released in 1981. It also has a prequel in 1975, Song of the Trees...

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The Logan Family

The Logan family consists of David (Papa), Mary (Mama), Caroline (Big Ma, David's mother and the childrens' grandmother). Their children are Stacey, Cassie, Christopher-John, and Clayton Chester, who goes by Little Man.