Mildred D. Taylor | |
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Born | Mildred DeLois Taylor September 13, 1943 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Education | University of Toledo (BA) University of Colorado, Boulder (MA) |
Genre | Children's literature |
Notable works | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
Notable awards | Newbery Medal (1977) NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature (2003) |
Mildred DeLois Taylor (born September 13, 1943) is a Newbery Award-winning American young adult novelist. She is best known for her novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, part of her Logan family series.[1][2]
Taylor is known for exploring powerful themes of family and racism faced by African Americans in the Deep South, in works that are accessible to young readers.[3] She was awarded the 1977 Newbery Medal[4] for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and the inaugural NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2003. In 2021, she won the Children's Literature Legacy Award.[5]