The hardy folks of Troublesome Creek have to struggle for everything to survive―except for books. Thanks to Roosevelt’s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome Creek has 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 anyone else’s. Not everyone is accepting of Cussy’s family or of the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any kind of trouble. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she’s going to have to confront prejudice as old as the Appalachians 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, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, deep hope, and one woman’s belief that books can carry us anywhere―even back home.
Join the Page Turners book group for a discussion of this title on Tuesday, March 22, at 10:00 a.m. at the Sharon Forks Library. Page Turners meets at 10:00 a.m. every third Tuesday of the month.
You may also enjoy The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes, which also features the Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project. The novel focuses on a group of Kentucky Pack Horse Librarians and their friendships, struggles, trials, and triumphs as they deliver books to the most remote areas of the Kentucky Mountains.
I hope you will read and enjoy both of these books featuring this little-known piece of history. The library carries both of these books in print, Large Print, and CD Audio book, as well as downloadable eBook and eAudio formats.
At FCPL, #WeKnowBooks!
Information Specialist MLIS
Sharon Forks Branch
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