1. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
By Da’Sha Adams

2. Theme: Fight for what you believe in

3. Quote: Page 30, By: Mama
In the fist place no one cares enough to come down here, and in the second place if any one should come, maybe he could see all the things we need – current books for all our subjects. Not just somebody’s old throwaways desks, paper, blackboards, erasers, maps, chalk…

4. Lyrics:
Nobody cared about us. About me, about you. Nobody what we’ d think, what we’ d say, what we’ do. You’ re going through changes. Everything around you rearranges. But you have got to be strong, and you’ve got to carry on. Everything will wash away in the rain.
Song: Nobody Cared By: Findlay Brown

5. How it relates to the theme:
The song “Nobody Cared” relates to the theme and quote because when Cassie and Little Man got mad from what they saw in their new school book, Mama didn’t care in the school board seen it or not because she was fighting for her kids to not see the word negro in their books or be exposed to it.

6. Quote: Page 111, By: Cassie
“ We been waiting on you for near an hour, while you ‘round here waiting on everybody else, and it ain’t fair. You got no right”

7. Lyrics:
You can take everything I have, you can break everything I am. Like I’m made of glass, like I’m made of paper. Go on and try to tear me down, I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper.
Song: Skyscraper By: Demi Lovato

8. How it relates to the theme:
The song “Skyscraper” relates to the theme and quote because her, Stacey and T.J was waiting and Mr. Barnett to take their order but he kept going to the whites even when they came in after her, Stacey and T.J. Cassie was fighting for what she believed in which was they get treated fairly. Also, no matter how bad Mr. Barnett treated her, she wasn’t backing down, she was standing her ground like a skyscraper.

9. Quote: Page 50, By: Stacey
“ I’ll show y’all how were gonna stop that bus from splashing us.”

10. Lyrics:
So many times it happens too fast You trade your passion for glory Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive. It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight. Risin' up to the challenge of our rival. And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night , and he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger
Song: Eye of the tiger By: Survivor

11. How it relates to the theme:
The song “Eye of the tiger” relates to the theme and the quote because they were fighting to get back at the whites and Stacey raised up to showing his siblings how they were going to get revenge to stop the whites from splashing them.

12. Event: Page 52
The Logan kids dug a hole in the road so the bus will not splash them anymore and show the whites how it feels to get dirty everyday.

13. Lyrics:
One way or another I'm gonna find ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I'm gonna win ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I'm gonna see ya
Song: I’m gonna get ya By: Blondie

14. How it relates to the theme:
The song “I’m gonna get ya” relates to the theme and the event on page 52 because the Logan’s dug the hole to show the whites how it feels to walk everyday and get dirty to school, and they were fighting to get revenge by covering up the hole and sacrificing there lunch to do it.

15. Symbol: The Logan land
The Logan’s grandfather bought the land and the Logan’s live on it and don’t want to loose it.

16. Lyrics:
Cotton on the roadside, cotton in the ditch. We all picked the cotton bet we never got rich.
Song: Song of the south By: Alabama

17. How it relates to the theme:
The song “Song of the South” relates to the theme and the symbol of the Logan land because the Logan’s picked cotton and didn’t get rich and they all worked hard for what they have right now.

18. Symbol: The fire
Papa started the fire to stop the mob the night the Wallace’s gone to T.J’s house to beat him up.

19. Lyrics:
She’s just a girl and she’s on fire, hotter than a fantasy, lonely like a highway. She’s living in a world and its on fire. Feeling the catastrophe, but she can fly away. She got both feet on the ground and she’s burning it down, she’s got her head in the clouds and she’s not backing down.
Song: Girl on fire By: Alicia Keys

20. How it relates to the theme:
The song “Girl on fire” relates to the theme and the symbol of the fire because in the lyrics it said she’s not backing down and in the book and movie the blacks and whites where fighting to get the fire until they got it out.

21. Event: Page 231, Paid payment
Papa had to pay the payment that Mr. Granger and it would be to early.

22. Lyrics:
The time has come, To say fair's fair, To pay the rent, To pay our share, The time has come, A fact's a fact, It belongs to them, Let's give it back
Song: Beds are burning By: Midnight Oil

23. How it relates to the theme:
The song “ Beds are burning” relates to the theme and the event because in the book Papa wanted to be treated fair and Mr. Granger made papa pay the payment early and Papa wanted to pay on the time he always has. So instead of trying to be treated fair he just paid the payment.

24. Symbol: Hammer’s Car
Uncle Hammer saw Mr. Granger’s car and decided he wanted one because he liked it , so he did.

25. Lyrics:
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friend’s, So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ? 
Song: Mercedes Benz By: Janis Joplin

26. How it relates to the theme:
The song “Mercedes Bendz” relates to the theme and the symbol of Uncle Hammer’s car because he was fighting for what he wanted which was a car like Mr. Granger’s because Uncle Hammer liked Mr. Grangers so much . Also, Uncle Hammer worked all his life to get what he has now.

27. Quote: Page 79, By: Stacey& T.J
“ Well naw I aint gonna cheat. Just if I gotta.” Said T.J
Well you aint gonna.” Said Stacey

28. Lyrics:
Your cheatin' heart, Will make you weep, You'll cry and cry, And try to sleep, But sleep won't come, The whole night through, Your cheatin' heart will tell on you...
Song: Your cheatin heart By: Hank Williams

29. How it relates to the theme:
The song “ Your cheatin heart” relates to the theme and the quote by T.J and Stacey because T.J knows he shouldn’t cheat but he doesn’t want to fail, so he keeps trying to cheat .

30. Quote: Page 99 By: Mama
For the past year now our family’s been shopping down at Vicksburg. There are a number of stores down there and we’ve found several that will treat us well.

31. Lyrics:
There are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there’s still time to change the road you’re on.
Song: Stairway to heaven By: Led Zeppelin

32. How it relates to the theme:
The song “ Stairway to heaven” relates to the theme and the quote by Mama on page 99 because the Logan’s were treated fairly in the Vicksburg so they chose to shop there instead of shopping at the Wallace store where they were traded unfairly. Also, they were fighting for what they believed in which was that people should stop shopping at the Wallace store and shop in Vicksburg.