157 pgs. pen and ink illus. 2005. Upper elementary, middle school, high school.

World famous storyteller and North Carolina Treasure Ray Hicks grew up during the Great Depression in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. During this time he learned his now famous renditions of the Jack Tales from his grand father, John Benjamin Hicks. This book is a delightful blend of historical fiction, Jack Tales, and the storytelling tradition.

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