Everyone drives a truck and wears muddy boots, talks slow and walks even slower – today’s teens outside big cities go way beyond those tired old ideas. An aspiring rodeo queen in Utah draws strength from her Puerto Rican roots. A Michigan queer girl’s 4-H showmanship in swine competition might draw her crush closer. Forced … Continue reading R is for RURAL VOICES: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America (YA book review)