With illustrations by Paul Brett Johnson Sporty Creek 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 River of Earth), 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.
| ISBN: | 9780813109657 |
| Publication date: | 5th August 1999 |
| Author: | James Still |
| Publisher: | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |