cover image Sweet Creek Holler

Sweet Creek Holler

Ruth White. Farrar Straus Giroux, $7.95 (228pp) ISBN 978-0-374-47375-4

West Virginia's Appalachians in 1948 form the setting for this affecting tale of a girl's growing up under arduous conditions. PW said, ``White . . . evokes the place with both broad strokes and subtle details.'' Ages 10-up. (Sept.)