Blue Ridge Billy
Published on 13. October 2015
215 pages
978-1-5040-2204-0 (ISBN)
Description
A young boy dreams of music and sunshine in the Great Smoky Mountains
As far as Billy is concerned, there's no sight more beautiful than the sun setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains. When the day is done, he sneaks away from his work to watch the sun go down. If his father knew, he would call Billy lazy, but Mama would understand. She knows life in the mountains is hard and that there's no point in living if a person can't take time to appreciate what he has. Billy dreams of the day when he can pick up his fiddle and sing the folk songs of his people. Until then, he will be content with the sun.
This beautifully written novel tells a story of simple fun and irresistible pleasures in 1 of the most beautiful regions in the United States.
As far as Billy is concerned, there's no sight more beautiful than the sun setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains. When the day is done, he sneaks away from his work to watch the sun go down. If his father knew, he would call Billy lazy, but Mama would understand. She knows life in the mountains is hard and that there's no point in living if a person can't take time to appreciate what he has. Billy dreams of the day when he can pick up his fiddle and sing the folk songs of his people. Until then, he will be content with the sun.
This beautifully written novel tells a story of simple fun and irresistible pleasures in 1 of the most beautiful regions in the United States.
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Person
Born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1893, Lois Lenski achieved acclaim as both an author and illustrator of children's literature. For her Regional America series, Lenski traveled to each of the places that became a subject of one of her books. She did meticulous research and spoke with children and adults in the various regions to create stories depicting the lives of the inhabitants of those areas. Her novel of Florida farm life,
Strawberry Girl, won the Newbery Award in 1946. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1942 for
Indian Captive, a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Jemison. Lenski died in 1974.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- I. The Half-Way-Up House
- II. A Turn of Corn
- III. Spring Freshet
- IV. Over the Mountain
- V. A Split-oak Basket
- VI. The Cowcumber Tree
- VII. A Knock at the Door
- VII. Jeb Dotson's Store
- IX. The Hound Pup
- X. Old-timey Chimney
- XI. The Cry of a Panther
- XII. Big Fat Possum
- XIII. A Letter for Billy
- Mountain Words And Phrases
- A Biography of Lois Lenski
- Copyright Page
