SOLVED. MG Historical Fiction Appalachians, Little Jim [s]

[Nova]

This is historical fiction based (I think) in the Appalachian area of North Carolina. Little Jim is the main character, a little boy, and he works with his taciturn father,Big Jim who I think is a lumber Jack. They take cold gravy biscuits to work for lunch at a saw mill? And someone in their area has recently bough an automobile which is a new thing in the area at the time. I think it takes place in the late 1800s or early 1900s. I read in in the late 90s but it may be older. It was also an AR book.

[Tab]

Remember anything about the cover?

Can you remember what the conflict/struggle was in the book? Or, more of the plot?

[Nova]

Little Jim wants to please his father who is a hard, cold type of man. He wants to be strong like his father but he feels that his father sees him as weak and is constantly disappointed with him.

I may be wrong but his father may be an alcoholic.

I think the cover had little Jim on it. He was a boy with dark hair and I think he was wearing Susppenders and a hat. I may also be wrong about that.

I only recall these few vauge details about this book I read about 16 years ago.

[Kris]

This book is somewhat similar to your description - Jim the Boy by Tony Earley.

[Adele]

I think this is it: Littlejim

[Nova]

Adele wrote: "I think this is it: Littlejim"

That is exactly it. Thank you. Sorry for my description being a little inaccurate, but I'm trying to squeeze details from my memory of something I read and have not revisited for more than a decade and a half. I try! And thanks again!

[Adele]

You're very welcome! :-)

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