Jim the Boy

Jim the Boy

First edition cover
Author	Tony Earley
Cover artist	Michael Ian Kaye (jacket design) Ross MacDonald (jacket art)
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Set in	Fictional town in North Carolina
Publisher	Little, Brown and Co.
Publication date	June 2000
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	240 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	0-316-19964-8 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC	42021547
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 21
LC Class	PS3555.A685 J55 2000

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 Coran, Zeno and Al, in the small fictional town of Aliceville, North Carolina. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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

References

1. Kirn, Walter (June 11, 2000). "Happy Families Are Not All Alike". The New York Times . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. Maslin, Janet (June 8, 2000). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Wising Up, Though He Ain't No Bigger Than a Poot (Published 2000)". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
3. "Fiction Book Review: Jim the Boy by Tony Earley, Author Little Brown and Company $24.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-316-19964-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
4. "JIM THE BOY | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. June 5, 2000. Retrieved October 7, 2020.