<p>There were no secrets among the folk that lived in the Pine Mountain Region of Kentucky. Everyone knew that Alex Turner was an old man with strange powers. They also knew that his daughter Judy could ride and shoot like a man and had the same powers. But no one knew about the Black Heart Book...</p>

The Black Heart Book II

Biographies & Memoirs

Boggs-Qualls, Rosezelle

Community & Culture

Ascended Ideas

Oral history and storytelling are a mountain tradition. The sixth grade students of Wallins Elementary School in Wallins, KY went out into their community in search of stories old and new. This books is the result of their quest. Joined by professional authors like Ann Shelby, Jack Wright, and more, the final result is a book full of stories that reflect not only the abiding traditions of the southeastern region, but also, as the title says, will make you wonder.

Mountain Mysteries: Stories that Make You Wonder

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Life in the mountains of Harlan County can be diffi cult, but the beauty and serenity of the region can also be healing. Follow the life of Pauline Harber from her youth in the forties and fi fties in her little mountain community of Martin's Fork, through her foray out into the world beyond her beloved mountains, to her fight with kidney disease, and even more joys and tragedies.

Among the Mountain Laurels

Harber, Pauline Hensley

Camp Was No Piece Of Cake . School was out and summer vacation had begun. Now a year older, Tara wanted to be on her own for the summer. Despite her protests, Gran shipped her off to day camp at Prairie Fields in Western Kentucky. Alone and miserable, Tara feels lost. Now what was she supposed to do?

A Pocket Full of Frogs

Children's Books

Ritchie, Polly A

Animals

Terrible Tina

Hensley, Judith Victoria

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Richard Cummins Gannon was born September 19, 1952 with a life expectancy of less than 12 years. To the author's knowledge, in January, 2007, he is one of the oldest living persons who were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a newborn infant. Richard is the first person in Ohio to successfully undergo a triple-organ transplant, and the sixteen-hour surgery made medical news around the world! In January, 1991, at University Hospitals of Cleveland, he received a new liver, kidney, and pancreas. With the progression of modern medicine, his own constant faith in God, and the love, prayers, and support of his family and friends, Richard courageously persevered through overpowering life challenges.

Sixty Five Roses: The Richard C. Gannon Story

Parenting & Relationships

In May of 1976, at the age of 71, the deaf and blind Nellie Zimmerman was released from the Massillon State Hospital. After nineteen years of confinement she took her first breath of freedom. Nellie went on to attend college, became a well known lecturer and an award winning life skills instructor at a group home for deaf and deaf-blind teenage boys. Rosezelle Boggs-Qualls and Dr. Daryl Greene go behind the headlines to bring Nellie Zimmerman’s story to life, as told by Emily Street Hensel, her companion and friend and as documented by genealogical research and the national publicity surrounding her accomplishments. Dr. Greene writes, “This is an incredible story of the victory of the human spirit over what most of us would consider insurmountable circumstances. Once you read it, you will see your own life in a new light.”

Walking Free: The Life of Nellie Zimmerman

Greene, Daryl

Sometimes it's difficult to imagine those who came before. So often we pass by the old places and never give them another thought. This volume traces the history of a small town written as a series of letters, each giving insight into the lives of people both real and imagined.

Letters from Wildie

Eversole, Norma Ramsey

Historical

Sir Thomas the Eggslayer

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Mountain Mysteries 2: The Unexplained

Wallins Elementary and Junior High School 6th Grade Class

Contemporary

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