Light Comes to Shadow Mountain - Toni Buzzeo

Descriere Light Comes to Shadow Mountain - Toni Buzzeo

\nCora Mae Tipton is determined to light up her Appalachian community in this historical fiction novel from an award-winning author and former librarian. \nIt's 1937 and the government is pushing to bring electricity to the mountains of southeastern Kentucky. It's all Cora can think of; radios with news from around the world, machines that keep food cold, lightbulbs by which to read at night! Cora figures she can help spread the word by starting a school newspaper and convincing her neighbors to support the Rural Electrification Act. \n \nBut resistance to change isn't easy to overcome, especially when it starts at home. Cora's mother is a fierce opponent of electrification. She argues that protecting the landscape of the holler--the trees, the streams, the land that provides for their way of life--is their responsibility. But Cora just can't let go of wanting more. \n \nLyrical, literary, and deeply heartfelt, this debut novel from an award-winning author-librarian speaks to family, friendship, and loss through the spirited perspective of a girl eager for an electrified existence, but most of all, the light of her mother's love and acceptance. \n \nBack matter includes an Author's Note; further information on the Rural Electrification Act, the herbs and plants of Appalachia, the Pack Horse Library Project, and more; and a Quick Questions historical trivia section for readers. \n \nA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\n

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Holiday House

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9780823453849

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1

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