Hillback to Boggy: A Family Struggles for Survival during the Great Depression, in a Tent in the Hills of Oklahoma - Bonnie Willard Speer - Paperback

Speer, told by Jess, written by Bonnie, HILLBACK TO BOGGY. Inspirational, suspense-filled factual story of displaced Tulsa family of ten struggling for survival during the Great Depression, in tent in the Oklahoma hills. (Ages 8-80) (Illus.) 200 p., ppr. 11.95 (0-9619639-5-6), hrd. 20.95 (0-9619639-7-2) Oklahoma Center for the Book Award, 1992. One of the best Great Depression tales since THE GRAPES OF WRATH. Readers won't be able to put it down as they laugh & cry with these memorable characters. Destitute family attempts to scratch a living from the hills of southeastern Oklahoma with their bare hands. Someone tries to burn them out. Facing starvation, Papa takes his gun to town, intent on obtaining food one way or another. Those in the community look down upon the family because they live in a tent. Opal, 14, cannot adapt to the family's situation. Even so, Tag, 12, who tells the story, considers this the greatest adventure of his life as he learns about living in the woods. Themes: family, hard work, faith, prejudice. Social studies; lesson plans available. Intergenerational. Author Bonnie Speer, M.A., University of Oklahoma, author of eight books. To order, contact RELIANCE PRESS, 1400 Melrose Drive, Dept. B, Norman, OK 73069. Phone: (405) 321-7302, FAX: (4 05) 360-6394.Speer, Bonnie S. is the author of 'Hillback to Boggy: A Family Struggles for Survival during the Great Depression, in a Tent in the Hills of Oklahoma - Bonnie Willard Speer - Paperback' with ISBN 9780961963958 and ISBN 0961963956.