When I was in fourth grade, I won our newspaper’s poetry contest. I was blessed with teachers who encouraged me to read, parents and grandparents who were storytellers, and librarians who inspired me. I was the author.Īlthough in fifth grade I knew I wanted to be a librarian (I know, geeky kid and proud of it), I also loved to write. I wasn’t introducing the visiting author. Where I learned-in the trenches- to be a librarian.Īlthough the neighborhood looked unfamiliar and the streets were busier, once inside what we called the Library Resource Center (LRC), the years melted away.Ĭould I dig deep into the “Everybody” shelves and uncover a copy of Caps for Sale I read more than once to first graders? Was there a dusty World Book volume bearing my fingerprints lurking in a backroom? Standing in front of kids in every possible shape and color, sitting exactly where I’d first seen their parents’ generation, something seemed very right. I visited the school where I first worked. By that I don’t mean where I attended kindergarten. Soon after my 2015 book was released, I made a pilgrimage to one of my very first schools. Acclaimed author Augusta Scattergood has delivered a straight-to-the-heart story with unforgettable characters, humor, and hard questions about loss, family, and belonging.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.Welcome to our new Author Spotlight Series, which is launching today with a guest blog post by Augusta Scattergood. A mystery, an adventure, and a musical exploration unfold as this town called Destiny lives up to its name. This feisty girl, a baseball fanatic, invites Theo on her quest to uncover the town's connection to old-time ball players rumored to have lived there years before. When Anabel arrives things get even more enticing. The piano that sits in Miss Sister's dance hall calls to Theo. Thank goodness for Miss Sister Grandersole's Boarding House and Dance School. Now he's got to live with Uncle Raymond, a Vietnam War vet and a loner who wants nothing to do with this long-lost nephew. When Theo gets off a bus in Destiny, Florida, he's left behind the only life he's ever known. Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0įrom the author of the acclaimed GLORY BE, a novel that celebrates baseball, fast piano, and small-town living in the wake of the Vietnam War. Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball
Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Music Contributor(s): Scattergood, Augusta (Author)īinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
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