The unobtrusive perfection of Charlotte’s Web. The outlines of the story are fairly simple: Fern Arable is an eight-year-old farm girl whose daddy raises pigs. One day, a new litter of piglets arrives ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Though adored by generations of young readers, the stories by author E.B. White can be rather harsh and too unforgiving at times.