Sporty Creek families were faced with frantic

families were faced with frantic and desperate situations as the water rose around them

as if by magic

Floods Make Fertile Ground

Mud: A Story

Melissa Helton

Sporty Creek families were faced with franticWith 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. James Still (19062001) wrote