Jim the Boy
Name/Title
Jim the BoyEntry/Object ID
2024.A.09Secondary Title
A NovelDescription
Boston, New York, London. 2000. 227 Pages. 5.5 by 8.5 inches. Book's pages are in good condition. The cover has a few places with dirt on it, especially the back, but other than that it's in good condition. This book captures the pleasures and fears of youth at a time when America itself was young and struggling to come into its own.Ten-year-old Jim, the "boy" of the title, has lost his father to a heart attack and is being raised by his mother and three uncles in a rural farming community in North Carolina. Jim is just beginning to understand the world of adults. The pleasures in Jim's life are simple: getting a new baseball, driving with his uncles to see the Atlantic Ocean, and making a friend at school. The central focus of the novel is the love that binds together members of this atypical family and the quietly affectionate way in which they interactCataloged By
Snoderly, AdrienCategory
Historical Fiction
Fiction