Baker, Julia. Up Molasses Mountain.(Brief Article)(Book Review) From: Kliatt | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Swaim, Jessica | COPYRIGHT 2004 Kliatt. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

BAKER, Julia. Up Molasses Mountain. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 209p. c2002. 0-440-22903-0. $5.50. JS

A 1956 mining dispute in Clay, West Virginia not only divides the community but pits father against son. In the Braxton home, 15-year-old Elizabeth's brother Sterling defies their father by attending union meetings. No sooner does Elizabeth fall in love with the daring, popular Johnny Beasley than Johnny is killed in a tragic accident with a tie-in to the mining stri...