Gentle's Holler (Maggie Valley Novels)
 

Gentle's Holler

by Kerry Madden

The sixties may have come to other parts of North Carolina, but with Mama pregnant again, Daddy struggling to find work, and nine siblings underfoot, nobody in the holler has much time for modern-day notions. Especially not twelve-year-old Livy Two, aspiring songwriter and self-appointed guardian of little sister Gentle, whose eyes ?don?t work so good yet.? Even after a doctor confirms her... (read more)

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Filled with the rhythm's and music of Appalachia, this novel will soothe your soul and make you glad to be human. A beautifully told tale of a poor family struggling to get by on very little. There is a thing or two to learn from the spirit of these children.

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