The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Awesomely narrated by Katie Schorr, this historical fiction book details the life of Cussy Mary Carter (also known as Bluet) who is a librarian under the Roosevelt Pack Horse Librarian Project. Cussy Mary lost her mother, lives with her coal miner father who has the lung disease all miners succumb to, and loves her job of bringing books to the Kentucky hill folk on an ornery mule, Junior. Cussy Mary is also part of a very small clan of REAL people whose skin is blue and she endures just as much racism and discrimination as other people of color. Richardson's book is depressing so much of the time--the people are starving, lead a hard scrabble life, and many do not look upon the books as wonderful but a plot of the government against people. Cussy Mary is able to convert so many of her patrons to readers by reading to them, teaching them the alphabet and bringing perfect books to/for her readers. The research in this book is meticulous, true to the time of the 1930s and the life of the many people in Troublesome Creek. Highly recommended!
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