Miss Minerva and William Green Hill

This is a novel book. Orphaned little Billy Hill comes to live with his spinster Aunt Minerva. His upbringing till that point had been rather free wheeling, and Miss Minerva's efforts to correct his speech and habit lead to comical results. The antics of Billy and Jimmy Garner, the little boy next door, slightly suggest a junior Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, though far lighter weight. Offensive characterization and language in reference to blacks, typical of the period, runs throughout.