| The Dark Didn't Catch Me Contributor(s): Thrasher, Crystal (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253216850 ISBN-13: 9780253216854 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: The Dark Didn't Catch Me tells the story of the Robinson family during the Great Depression in Greene County, Indiana. Seely Robinson is the tenacious 11-year-old heroine, and it is from her perspective that the story is told. It begins when Seely, her two siblings, and her parents relocate to the hills of southern Indiana. There they face a struggle to survive, as Seely's father works to control his anxieties and temper, and as Seely's mother labors through personal disappointment and poverty to raise her family. Seely learns and grows, and in spite of all her troubles, through all of these hardships, ultimately manages to see through the darkness and appreciate the wonder of living. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Library of Indiana Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.58" W x 8.24" (0.54 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Indiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Dark Didn't Catch Me tells the story of the Robinson family during the Great Depression in Greene County, Indiana. Seely Robinson is the tenacious 11-year-old heroine, and it is from her perspective that the story is told. It begins when Seely, her two siblings, and her parents relocate to the hills of southern Indiana. There they face a struggle to survive, as Seely's father works to control his anxieties and temper, and as Seely's mother labors through personal disappointment and poverty to raise her family. Seely learns and grows, and in spite of all her troubles, through all of these hardships, ultimately manages to see through the darkness and appreciate the wonder of living. |