The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek; #1 The Book Women of Troublesome Creek
(Adult Book)
Author
Status
Adult Fiction - Adult Books
F Ric
1 available
F Ric
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Adult Fiction - Adult Books | F Ric | On Shelf |
More Details
Format
Adult Book
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 21 cm
Street Date
1905
Language
English
Notes
Description
"The folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything--everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter. Cussy's not only a book woman, however; she's also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy's family or the government's new book program, and along her treacherous route, Cussy faces doubters at every turn. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the complex and hardscrabble Kentuckians, she's going to have to confront dangers and prejudice as old as the Appalachias, and suspicion as deep as the holler. Inspired by the true blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service of the 1930s, [this] is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere--even back home."--Dust jacket.
Description
1936. Tucked deep into the woods of Troublesome Creek, KY, lives blue-skinned Cussy Carter, the last living female of the rare Blue People ancestry. She joins Roosevelt's Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky and becomes a traveling librarian, riding across slippery creek beds and up treacherous mountains on her mule to deliver books and other reading material to the impoverished hill people of Eastern Kentucky. Along her route, Cussy faces doubters at every turn, but is determined to bring the joy of books to the hardscrabble Kentuckians. -- adapted from back cover
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Richardson, K. M. (2019). The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: #1 The Book Women of Troublesome Creek . Sourcebooks Landmark.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richardson, Kim Michele. 2019. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: #1 The Book Women of Troublesome Creek. Sourcebooks Landmark.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richardson, Kim Michele. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: #1 The Book Women of Troublesome Creek Sourcebooks Landmark, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Richardson, Kim Michele. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: #1 The Book Women of Troublesome Creek Sourcebooks Landmark, 2019.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.