She lived in Roanoke, Indiana.
The Dark Didn't Catch Me, 1975.
("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.")
Between Dark and Daylight, 1979.
("A poor southern Indiana family in the Depression tries to move."
"In rural Indiana at the end of the Depression 12-year-old girl
Seely's world is forever changed when an ominous threat from the
fender twins explodes into violence." )
Julie's Summer, 1981.
("Remaining behind to finish high school & get a job when her family
leaves rural Indiana at the end of the Depression, Julie learns what a
destructive force vicious gossip can be.")
End of a Dark Road, 1982.
("It is Seeley Robinson's second year atthe high school in Oolitick,
a long bus ride away from her southern Indiana home. Winter has come,
her father is out of work and times are hard in the Great Depression.
But Seeley has her school classes, her writing and especially her
friends: Annabel, Roxie and Ogretta, who are very close to her; sweet
but slow Peedle Porter; Russell Williams, the neighbor down the road;
and Mr. Avery, the bus driver, who keeps Seeley in touch with all that
is happening in the community. Slowly Seeley learns that even loyal
friendship offers little protection to those she cares about. Ogretta
is crippled in an accident; Russell becomes more withdrawn as his new
stepfather gets more and more abusive. And Seeley's own family is
touched by heartbreak in the harsh Indiana hills before they reach the
end of the dark road. With three-dimensional characters and a sure
sense of time and place.")
A Taste of Daylight, Atheneum, 1984.
("After her father dies, Seely and her family move to the city where
her mother feels life will be easier, but life in the city presents a
new set of problems that the family has not encountered before.")
Reader review of "The Dark Didn't Catch Me":
"I read this book when I was 12, and it really moved me beyond words.
She is caught in that in between world of girl and woman. This story
goes beyond just her family; to the lives affected by super hard times
during the depression, and how various people handled it. And, to how
she feels leaving her old world behind at the end of things...I really
connected to the way Seeley's relationships were described, and
therein lies the unique ability of this book to reach a preteen. If a
reader is anywhere between 9 and 13, I think it is safe to recommend
this book."
http://books.google.com/books?id=HEQL13VGyqQC&dq=%22crystal+thrasher%2...rintsec
(link to book preview)
"Between Dark and Daylight" won the 1980 Friends of American Writers
award.
Lenona.
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