Sister Lark sits stoney-still with her nose buried in a book while Cal works hard helping his pa tend the crops and sheep. He has no time for “chicken scratches.” When the britches-wearing woman clip-clops up the remote road to deliver new books, Cal doesn't have time for her either. She is just the Pack Horse Librarian from the WPA Program.
She keeps coming back, in rain and in snow, and Cal grows to respect her courage and strong will. Why does she keep making the trips to this
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lonely area? Though he hasn't cared about schooling in the past, he asks his sister to help him learn to read.
When spring comes, the librarian is there again. His mom gives the book woman a pie. What can Cal give her?
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