I love historical fiction because I always learn more about different aspects of history and enjoy reading a great book. This one gives you both. I loved learning more about the Pack Horse Library Project, enacted as part of Roosevelt’s New Deal, and the blue-skinned people of Kentucky. Cussy Mary Carter is 19 and the last of the blue people in Troublesome Creek. Cussy believes that books are important to the hill people, so she takes on the sometimes dangerous job of traveling to take materials to her patrons. She also has to deal with the prejudice she encounters as a blue-skinned person. Along with cruel propel she also encounters people who show compassion. It is a beautiful story of strength, love, and the power of books!