WIERSBITZKY, Shannon

Gr 4—6—Tucker's Ferry, WV, circa the mid- to late-20th century, has the expected cast of characters: Old Red, the curmudgeonly old man who sicces his dog on anyone who tries to enter his beautifully landscaped yard; Miss Martha, the best fried chicken maker in town and all-round do-gooder,; Tommy Parker, the boy next door who is a pest but turns out to be a pretty nice guy; and Delia, the only child of a single mother who works as a waitress and barely manages to eke out a living...