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Swain, Gwenyth

Chig and the Second Spread

199 pp. | Delacorte | November, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-385-73065-9 $$14.95 | Library ISBN 0-385-90094-5 $$16.99
(4) 4-6 Called Chig because she's "'bout the size of a chigger bite," the petite protagonist starts school at age eight, suggests a way to help her disadvantaged community when a derailed train spills cans of food, and is responsible for bringing a post office to her tiny southern Indiana town. Set during the Depression era, the episodic story is a bit heavy with Southern-fried atmosphere, but Chig is a kind-hearted and appealing character.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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