Jim the Boy
Jim the Boy is a coming-of-age novel by Tony Earley, published by Little, Brown in 2000. It details the early life of Jim Glass, who lives, with his mother, Elizabeth, and three uncles (Al, Coran, and Zeno), in the small fictional town of Aliceville, North Carolina. It is charming, poignant, and suitable for readers of all ages.
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Tony Earley |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jacket design by Michael Ian Kaye Jacket art by Ross MacDonald |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Co. |
Publication date | June 2000 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 240 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-316-19964-8 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 42021547 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3555.A685 J55 2000 |
Allusions from other works
- Nashville Musician Paul Burch, Earley's neighbor at the time, was asked to write an album based on the story lines and characters in the book. The album, Last of My Kind, was released by Merge Records in 2001.
- In one scene Jan Karon's book In This Mountain, the local bookseller is seen reading Jim the Boy, noting (truthfully) that it was a book "which The New York Times had raved over."
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