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Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
Curley Hines has lost his father, mother, and brother to coal mining, and now he lives with his grandfather in the Appalachian mountains of Wonder Gap, Kentucky--but when the mining company prepares to destroy their mountain he must use the words his grandfather has taught him to save Red Hawk Mountain, even if it means losing the life he loves.
Author
Series
The lonesome young volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Told from both viewpoints, high school juniors Victoria Whitfield and Mickey Rhodale are instantly drawn to one another when financial losses send her from an elite boarding school to her grandmother's Kentucky horse ranch, but a century-old feud and dangerous drug ring conspire to keep the two apart.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Book
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Beatrice Miller copes with the ups and downs of friendships, puberty, and identity, guided by the wisdom and love of her beloved Mamaw and mom, the summer before seventh grade.--
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her father committed when he was a teenager. Forced to return to town, Kalyn must attend school under a pseudonym . . . or face the lingering anger of Samsboro's citizens, who refuse to forget the crime. Gus Peake has never had the luxury of redefining himself. A Samsboro native, he's either known as the "disabled kid" because of his cerebral palsy, or as the kid whose...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Told from their different points of view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who cares for both, find healing by helping one another through their pain.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Jamie Jo's fear of bees keeps her inside most of the time, but a series of events that begins when her mother is excluded from the church choir brings about many changes, including new friendships and greater trust in God.
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
After dropping out of college, nineteen-year-old Laurel Early returns to her uncle's tobacco farm, where she encounters a monster as well as her mother's ghost, and soon Laureal realizes that she must tap into her own innate magic to save everyone she loves.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Winter 1838--Kentucky. Determined to save her toddler son from being sold as a slave, the woman who became known as Eliza Harris trekked through the forest, in the dark of night with wild animals on her heels. Her goal: cross the Ohio River, the boundary between the North and the South, between slavery and freedom. Although the journey would be perilous, Eliza looked out at the treacherous frozen waters and quickly decided she couldn't let fear stop...
10) Wrecked
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Told from from different perspectives, almost-seventeen-year-old Miri skips school, rebuilds motorcycles, and befriends her new neighbor Fen to distract herself from knowing exactly what her dad Poe does for a living in the knobs of Kentucky.
For as long as Miri can remember it's been her and her dad, Poe, in Paradise--what Poe calls their home, hidden away from prying eyes in rural Kentucky. It's not like Miri doesn't know what her dad does or why...
11) Lila and Hadley
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Hadley is angry about a lot of things: Her mom going to jail. Having to move to another state to live with her older sister, Beth, even though they haven't spoken in five years. Leaving her friends and her school behind. And going blind. But then Hadley meets Lila. Lila is an abandoned dog who spends her days just quietly lying around at the local dog rescue where Beth works. She doesn't listen to directions or play with the other dogs or show any...
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