Trump Country

What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia was eye-opening for me in some ways.  In other ways it was affirming because I have often questioned a lot of the "Trump Country" rhetoric  and well, I am a suspicious person!  Elizabeth Catte has done an excellent job of addressing the book Hillbilly Elegy.  After reading this I was tempted to go back and rate HE much lower, but then I figured that wasn't fair.  But I just don't know.  How can I give five stars to that one and five stars to this one?  But the thing is, at the time, I didn't have this information and the information I researched independently after reading this.  So at the time, I gave HE the best rating I could with the information I had at the time. 
This is a very important book.  Especially for people who think that racism doesn't exist any more. 

Peg Kerhert

is one of those authors that I never got around to reading, but I always wanted to, just because she has so many books!  And the other thing is, I never knew how to pronounce Kerhert.  I mean, Peg, sure, I can pronounce that.  In fact, this was a great song!

The Ghost's Grave was very, very good and what's more, I listened to it, so now I know how to pronounce Kerhert.  It is kinda like "carrot."

It is realistic, but of course, there is a ghost and all...but the character of Josh is likable and real and dealing with a new step-father and feeling bad his mom and step-dad have left him with his step-dad's great aunt in a town so small and remote that there isn't even any internet while they have gone to another country for his step-father's job.

The ghost is pretty cool, too!