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The book woman of Troublesome Creek / Kim Michele Richardson.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443458658 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Canadian edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, 2019. |
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| Subject: | Packhorse librarians > Fiction. Traveling libraries > Kentucky > Fiction. Kentucky > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Richa | 31681010287936 | FICTIONPBK | Checked out | 11/24/2025 |
Electronic resources
- HARPERCOLL
<p>In 1936, Bluet is the last of the Kentucky Blues. In the dusty Appalachian hills of Troublesome Creek, nineteen and blue-skinned, Bluet has used up her last chance for “respectability” and a marriage bed. Instead, she joins the historical Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky and becomes a librarian, riding up treacherous mountains on a mule to deliver books and other reading material to the poor hill communities of Eastern Kentucky.<strong>  </strong></p><p>Along her dangerous route, Bluet confronts many who are distrustful of her blue skin. Not everyone is so keen on Bluet’s family or the Library Project, and the impoverished Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble in their small town. </p><p>Inspired by the true and historical blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, <em>The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek</em> provides an authentic Appalachian voice to a story of hope, heartbreak and raw courage and shows one woman’s strength, despite it all, to push beyond the dark woods of Troublesome Creek.</p><p><strong></strong> </p><p> </p>
