Everything you need to understand or teach Jim the Boy by Tony Earley.
Jim Glass is turning ten years old as the story opens. His mother's name is Cissy and the two of them live with one of Cissy's brothers. Cissy's other two brothers live nearby in the town of Aliceville. Jim's father, who was also named Jim, died a week before Jim was born.
He rises with his uncles and is pleased when he's allowed to go with Uncle Zeno and Uncle Al...