Diamonds in the Dew: An Appalachian Experience

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Summary: Psychological Insight into the Appalachian Experience
Review: While attending the 11th Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education conference, I heard Nora Stanger speak. She spoke of the psychological damage done to young people growing up poor in the Appalachian region. She spoke from experience and gave numerous examples of well-meaning people damaging the already fragile self-image of poor students. I bought her book and read it with pleasure. Mrs. Stanger has a degree in psychology and a caring heart. Her insights, aided by psychology and filtered through love, provide the reader with a meaninful look at the problems facing the young of Appalachia. Mrs. Stanger offers theory as well as solutions to the problems she identifies. All in all, a wise and beautifully written book.