![]() This portrayal of one set of events and its consequences during the Great Depression has relevance for situations today in which the government still pits projected benefits for the many against total disruption of the few. Carrie returns to her parents' home at summer's end, strengthened by two stalwart grandparents and the way each chose to deal with crisis. Through seemingly traitorous actions, Grandma makes it possible for him to win his personal fight against defeatism. Carrie is torn between her respect for him and shock at his behavior. While resisting change, he himself is changed, becoming as hard and intractable as the men he opposes. The longer Grandpa fights, the more alone he stands. However, many of them-poor and uneducated, some merely subsistence tenant farmers-welcome the chance to sell or be relocated near town and are furious at him for interfering. ![]() At first Grandpa is unbelieving, then he convinces himself that, with the support of his like-minded neighbors, he can fight to win. ![]() Everything is thrown akimbo when the government begins buying up thousands of mountain acres, evicting the occupants and burning their homes. Carrie, 11, loves to spend summers at her grandparents' home in the Blue Ridge Mountains, away from hard times in the city. Grade 5-8- Historical facts surrounding the 1935 creation of Shenandoah National Park form the base on which Reeder convincingly overlays a fictional story rich in character delineation and development. ![]()
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