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| Author | Mildred D. Taylor |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Land |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature, Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 375 |
| Awards | 2002 Coretta Scott King Author Award |
| ISBN | 0-8037-1950-7 |
| OCLC | 44469121 |
| LC Class | PZ7.T21723 Lan 2001 |
| Preceded by | The Road to Memphis |
| Followed by | All the Days Past, All the Days to Come |
The Land is a novel written by Mildred D. Taylor, published in 2001. It is the sixth and penultimate book of the Logan Family saga that began with Song of the Trees (1975). It is a prequel to the whole series that recounts the life of Cassie Logan's grandfather Paul-Edward as he grows from a nine-year-old boy into a man in his mid-twenties. This book won the 2002 Coretta Scott King Author Award[1] and the 2002 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.[2]
This was originally the final book in the series before the release of All the Days Past, All the Days to Come in 2020 which continues the story of the Logan family chronologically from the last book, The Road to Memphis set twenty years later.
- ^ Coretta Scott King Book Award Complete List of Recipients—by Year Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, American Library Association, retrieved January 19, 2008.
- ^ "Scott O'Dell Award for real people". Scott O'Dell Awards Committee. 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2011.