It is time for some more backlist books. We love new releases, but we love backlist books even more.
Every week on Instagram, I feature two backlist books. One is fiction and one is nonfiction.
Since not everyone is on social media, I feature the books on From Our Bookshelf every Friday.
This week’s books are both about The Dust Bowl.
One is set in Oklahoma and the other is the story of a journey from north Texas to California.
One of them is inspiring, and the other one is a challenging but important read.
Let’s start with the nonfiction read.
The Dust Bowl Girls by Lydia Reeder is about a women’s college basketball team, in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl.
Girls from all over Oklahoma, who come from families struggling to survive, come together to form a team.
It is a story of how you can accomplish great things with sacrifice and teamwork.
I have lived in Oklahoma and never heard of this story until reading this book.
This is an excellent book for anyone who loves sports or books about little-known history.
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. I loved this book. It brought the Great Depression to life as it describes the people who lived through it and the places it destroyed.
It is a bit of a hard read because the Great Depression can be a depressing topic, but there is a reason it is called the Great Depression. It was a difficult time in history, but it is history.
My husband has family who made the journey to California from Texas during the 1930s and 1940s, hoping for a better life.
I have heard stories of what Texas was like during the Depression and what life in California was like for those who moved there.
I have read mixed reviews about the book The Four Winds. The most common one was that it was sad, depressing, and lacked hope. My response to that is it was the Great Depression. There was not a lot of hope for those who lived through it.
This isn’t an easy read; it deals with some tough topics, but I think it is pretty true to history.
This book may not be based on a real person, but it is based on a real event. Many people lived through a very similar story to the one this book tells.
I think the main reason that I loved this book so much is that it read like real life. This story doesn’t wrap up with a pretty ending, but that is what made it real. Life doesn’t usually happen that way, either.
This book might not be for everyone, but if you like historical fiction that reads like real life, this is a good one.
Do you have a favorite book about The Dust Bowl? I would love to hear about it.