Junia, The Book Mule of Troublesome Creek Book Cover

Junia, The Book Mule of Troublesome Creek


A Children or Middle Grade Book


Companion Book to the The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Series


Subgenres:

  • Great Depression,
  • Kentucky,
  • Picture Book
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Animal heroes who make a real difference in their communities
  • Historical stories about Pack Horse librarians in Depression-era Kentucky
Publisher Description

Junia is a mule. But she's not just any mule. She's a mule with an important job. Every morning she carries her Book Woman up and down the rugged hills and surrounding woodlands near the Kentucky town of Troublesome Creek.

Book Woman is a Pack Horse librarian. She and Junia deliver free books and reading material to the people living in the hills and woods. It's not easy work. Every month they ride hundreds of miles to make their deliveries. They've traveled through sunshine, rain, and snow, up twisting, turning paths where no car or wagon could ever go. But Junia can--steady, sure-footed, bighearted Junia.

The library patrons are counting on Book Woman's visits, and Book Woman is counting on Junia. And Junia won't ever let her friend down.

Junia, the beloved, spunky mule from the bestselling The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series, comes to vivid life for young readers in this picture book tribute to Kentucky's Great Depression Pack Horse Library Project.

More Kim Michele Richardson

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