1. Can you remember your first day in a new school or perhaps your first day in high school? Write a paragraph comparing it to Seely's. Share your writing with classmates. What were their first days like?

2. Students are told to bring to class a complete list of the ingredients for the Mutton Tallow Salve Seely uses to treat her sore hands. Use the The Foxfire Book and find some home remedy recipes for salves used to treat sores, wounds, and the like. Where would you find the ingredients to make one?

You might go to a farm supply store and look over the salves used for animal injuries. Is there anything there that has ingredients similar to Mutton Tallow Salve or one you find in The Foxfire Book?

3. This story is set during the Depression in southern Indiana. Research this...