While the Appalachian language of Bobby B. Billy may be fading from use, the theme addressed, bullying, is not. Max and his tribe of 10 little men learn that there is an unexpected price to pay for their bullying ways. Illustrator Randall May captures the quaint town of Elmerville and its inhabitants, while the storytelling team of Josiah O'Hea spins up a mouthful of hillbilly English along with a poignant growing of age tale.