{"product_id":"sporty-creek-by-james-still","title":"Sporty Creek by James Still","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Hard times during the Depression and family sacrifices are treated with honesty and humor\" in this YA book by the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRiver of Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSporty Creek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a series of short stories set in the Kentucky hills. Narrated by a young boy (a cousin of the narrator of Still's classic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRiver of Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the book tells the story of his family during the Great Depression. With work in the coal mines sporadic, they move from place to place, trying to earn a living the best they can. The story is told with gentleness and humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"What James Still has done is to look at the people of the mountains and just a 'bunch of houses in a hollow' and see a universe unto itself.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLexington Herald-Leader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Tells of the tough living that many people in that region experienced and the humor and love that kept life rich.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAppalachian Quarterly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A testament to people of courage and humor with a zest for living.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLanguage Arts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Vintage James Still.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePaintsville Herald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Still's novel is an appealing mixture of earthiness and poetry . . . We are filled with admiration for robust people who have time to laugh and enjoy life, even in hard times.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"James Still is a Kentucky writer I profoundly admire. He is capable of such delicacy and at the same time such power, and he's a man who has really mastered the art, the craftsmanship.\" —Wendell Berry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Spine Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52752215933209,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/8399\/1833\/files\/Spc.jpg?v=1782839289","url":"https:\/\/thespinebookshop.com\/products\/sporty-creek-by-james-still","provider":"The Spine Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}