The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek / Kim Michele Richardson / 299 pages

This historical fiction novel takes place in 1936 in Kentucky.  The author uses a program created by President Franklin Roosevelt, Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, to create her story.  Cussy Mary Carter is a traveling librarian for Troublesome Creek.  She travels by mule over treacherous territory to deliver books to her patrons every day.  The town is a coal mining town and lives are greatly affected by the Depression.  Cussy also faces prejudice because of a hereditary blood condition passed on in her family that causes her skin to be blue.  The author gives the reader a true feeling of what it was like to live in this time of history.  Great character development and historical research made this a wonderful book to read.  I always like it when I can learn something new from reading a book!