When I was Young in the Mountains Booktalk

Rylant, C. (1982). When I was young in the mountains. New York: E.P. Dutton

Have you ever dreamed of living during a simpler time? Where daily life is not ruled by technology? In When I was Young in the Mountains, the narrator tells of the many ways she stayed busy living with her brother and grandparents high in the mountains of coal mining country.  She tells of jumping in the swimming hole, regardless of the presence of snakes, visiting old Mr. Crawford’s shop, participating in church activities, and sitting out under the stars. She says as long as she was in the mountains she never had the desire to visit the ocean, desert, or anywhere else in the world. This story tells of how adventure can be discovered anywhere, even amongst the elderly in a place of peace and quiet.