![]() ![]() The school shown here is a WPA-built school in Kentucky. Works Progress Administration Pack Horse Librarians made regular calls at mountain schools where children were furnished with books for themselves and books to read to their parents and elders, who were often illiterate. The language and heritage of Appalachia is well-represented, and the story is told with heartfelt realism. This book is an authentic representation of both the Pack Horse Librarians and the Blue People of Kentucky. ![]() She forms lasting relationships with those she serves and becomes a valuable The dark mountains can be extremely dangerous for a young woman alone, butĬussy is a strong, determined woman dedicated to her mission and her patrons. ![]() Hands of those who would otherwise have none. Initiative from Eleanor Roosevelt to increase literacy and get books in the Books are a joy passed down from her mother,Īnd consequently, she becomes one of the new Pack Horse Librarians, an Legendary Kentucky Blue People, who share a genetic disorder causing the color In the 1930s in the hollers of Troublesome Creek, Kentucky. Cussy Mary Carter is a young woman growing up ![]() Pick is Kim Michele Richardson’s The Book Radio Bristol Book Club: The Book Woman of Troublesome CreekĪ variety of covers for The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek – all of these make us want to crack open the book and start reading!
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