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The book woman of Troublesome Creek

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2019]Description: 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781492691631
  • 1492691631
  • 9781492671527 (trade paperback : alk. paper)
  • 1492671525 (trade paperback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.6 23
LOC classification:
  • PS3618.I34474 B66 2019
Summary: "Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble in their small town. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's determination to bring a little bit of hope to the darkly hollers"--
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
F F Chamberlin Free Public Library Fiction F RIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000569529

"Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble in their small town. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's determination to bring a little bit of hope to the darkly hollers"--

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