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Adult literacy

My Kentucky Moonlight School by Kim Michele Richardson

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My Kentucky Moonlight School is another book (read via an online reader) due in August 2026 but is a must to talk about now. Kim Michele Richardson’s story is about a family, their community and how they learn to read during “Moonlight sessions” of schooling. It is sweet, educational and even a little humorous at times.  This is enhanced by Chloe M. Giroux who illustrates the adventures of this family with earthy tones, bright shading and light use, and just the right amount of details. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: 20th Century, Chloe M. Giroux, Country Life, Education, family, grandparents, kentucky, Kim Michele Richardson, school, United States

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:511 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: 20th Century, Chloe M. Giroux, Country Life, Education, family, grandparents, kentucky, Kim Michele Richardson, school, United States ·
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“We’ve got story enough here to eff up more than one young life, but it is a project.”

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

October 31, 2023 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo – In the Wild When I heard that Barbara Kingsolver had written a Pulitzer Prize winner I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I was a huge fan of her 1999 Pulitzer finalist “The Poisonwood Bible” and have enjoyed a number of her other books so I knew I was going to like this book and I was right. This book is in my top five for the year. Kingsolver is a brilliant writer, creating characters that are both common and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Barbara Kingsolver, cbr15bingo, demon copperhead, foster care, kentucky, oxycontin, pulitzer

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Barbara Kingsolver, cbr15bingo, demon copperhead, foster care, kentucky, oxycontin, pulitzer ·
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Book cover Starling House by Alix Harrow

The Hellmouth May/May Not Be Located in Kentucky Thanks to Miner Barons

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

July 10, 2023 by Flimflamingo Leave a Comment

Let’s get it out of the way for the CBR Bingo this is row 2, column 1: Dwelling. My rating on Storygraph is 3.5 and we don’t have have decimals and fraction ratings here, but this isn’t something I’d rate a 4. In that case, I’m CBR rating it a 3. I tagged Starling House #StrangerThings and I also tagged it #GothicRomance and #MiningCountry and, in sum, that’s how I’d describe the genre and even plot of this book. This is one I wasn’t sure I’d stick […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: alix e harrow, Alix Harrow, cbr15bingo, Gothic Romance, Haunted House, Heathcliff, kentucky, Mining Country, Starling House, Stranger Things

Flimflamingo's CBR15 Review No:19 · Genres: Horror · Tags: alix e harrow, Alix Harrow, cbr15bingo, Gothic Romance, Haunted House, Heathcliff, kentucky, Mining Country, Starling House, Stranger Things ·
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A beautiful portrait of a white outsider in 1930s Great Depression Kentucky

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

February 26, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 2 Comments

Cussy Mary is a book woman for her tiny hill country town in rural Kentucky. She packs up books, magazines, and newspapers donated from major metropolitan cities and takes them to her patrons on her route as a part of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. She is largely well-liked and respected for the work she does and the opportunities she brings to an often ignored community through education and reading. She’s also blue. Not metaphorically sad and down. She has blue skin […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: kentucky, Kim Michele Richardson, pack horse library, the book woman of troublesome creek, the great depression, The South, WPA

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: kentucky, Kim Michele Richardson, pack horse library, the book woman of troublesome creek, the great depression, The South, WPA ·
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You had me, then you lost me, a case of book whiplash

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

January 18, 2021 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

This is the January pick of my local library book club, that I was a regular participant of pre-covid. During the pandemic times, I have attended only one book club because Zoom book club for me doesn’t give me the same jollies. I read the book, the meeting is this week, will I attend? Only time will tell. The cover of this book had me arching an eyebrow and assuming it was “not for me” in that it looked more like a summer beach read, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: historical fiction, kentucky, Kim Michele Richardson, the book woman of troublesome creek

cheerbrarian's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: historical fiction, kentucky, Kim Michele Richardson, the book woman of troublesome creek ·
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“For the old Kentucky home far away”

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

January 20, 2020 by Vern Leave a Comment

I had skipped Jojo Moyes’ previous outings and did not immediately recognize the author without her telltale font when I selected this for my Book of the Month club pick. The Giver of Stars is about the Kentucky pack horse librarians who, through a grant during the Great Depression, brought books and reading materials to the more isolated regions of eastern Kentucky. The story centers on Alice, an Englishwoman who is wooed by a Kentuckian abroad and brought back to live with him and his […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: books about reading, jojo moyes, kentucky

Vern's CBR12 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: books about reading, jojo moyes, kentucky ·
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