More Little Ned Stories

Nine stories, each with chapters, describe the adventures of a six-(almost)-seven year-old boy growing up in West Virginia and Ohio in the 1950s. As in the first book, Little Ned is at the center of things trying to make sense of the world around him. Mysteries abound: Is friend Urshy a little witch like she says? Is Santa real? Where are the coal miners? Why haven't they come home? Is first grade for dumb kids like Billy Smith says? Why is Laura such a tattle-tale? Why don't Mother and Daddy believe in ghosts? In the process of answering his questions, Little Ned (and the reader) come to a better understanding of what life has to offer.