If you were in Cussy’s shoes, would you sacrifice your health for a chance at “normalcy”? If there weren’t any side effects, do you think Cussy would have continued to take the medication? Would you? When Cussy receives the cure for her blueness from Doc, she realizes there’s a price to pay for her white skin and the side effects soon become too much to handle. What would you include? Do you think these materials were helpful to Cussy’s library patrons? Imagine you were making a community scrapbook like the ones Cussy distributes to the people of Troublesome. How do you think Cussy’s father feels after he marries her off to an abusive man? Why do you think he agrees to Charlie Frazier’s proposal in the first place? What do you imagine life was like for an unwed woman at that time? Do you think Cussy faced this kind of prejudice from the outside world? Is there any prejudice or stigma associated with the people of Appalachia today? Missionaries, government, social workers, and various religious groups have always visited eastern Kentucky to reform, modernize, and mold hillfolk to their acceptable standards. How has a librarian or booklover impacted your life? Have you ever connected with a book or author in a meaningful way? Explain.
Looking at the novel, how did the program affect the people in this remote area? Do you think library programs are still a vital part of our society today?
The Kentucky Pack Horse program was implemented in 1935 by the Works Project Administration (WPA) to create women’s work programs and to assist economic recovery and build literacy.
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