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Light Comes to Shadow Mountain

It’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.

But 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. Lyrical, 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.

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"Cora, a determined and creative problem solver, works to raise money for her one-room schoolhouse to join the cooperative and to change the minds of those most resistant, and after a moment of considerable bravery during which electricity plays a role in a lifesaving event, her mother comes around. The book takes a sensitive approach that tempers the promise of progress with an appreciation of the traditions and ways of living that will be altered. Historical details about the Frontier Nursing Service and the Pack Horse Library Project add layers to the well-developed setting. Shines a nuanced light on rarely explored historical events." — Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

Recommended Age 9 - 12
Author Toni Buzzeo
ISBN 0823453847
Publication Date Jul 11, 2023
Publisher Holiday House
Language English