Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the second of three books about the Logan family. Taylor's first work, Song of the Trees, addresses similar themes: the complex nature of racial conflict, the strength of family love, and the Logans' determination to keep their land. She continues the saga of the Logan family—which in many respects resembles her own family—in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. In Let the Circle Be Unbroken, the same characters continue to grow, their interactions further clarifying Taylor's themes of family pride and determination in the midst of racial strife.