I became an avid reader around age eight. Each summer, my mom took me to the Athens Regional Library where I signed up for the summer book club. I still remember my favorite book club summer when I read 50 books and got an award. The theme that year was Johnny Appleseed. Our big end-of-the-summer party was at a theater downtown, one of the few air conditioned places of my childhood.
Tip: Visit your local library and sign up for the summer book club. Read as many books as you can. You might win a prize and you’ll certainly improve your grades when you go back to school at the end of the summer. If it’s not summer when you read this tip, go to the library anyway. Browse the shelves of the children’s department and ask the librarian for book recommendations. Every day of the year should be a reading day for you. Reading does not have a season.
My favorite book from childhood was THE WIZARD OF OZ. Click on the title to read more about this famous book. If you haven’t read this book yet, I highly recommend it. You can find it at your local library.
Want to see my 6th grade class picture? Click here!
Want to read about some interesting things? Click on the links below.
Read About My Second Grade Teacher, Mrs. Campbell (that was her name back then) and even see my second grade report card!
Want to see my sixth grade Winterville Elementary School class photo? Click here!
The World's Only Double-Barreled Cannon (forged by Thomas Bailey.)
Doctors' Museum (once the office of Dr. Coile, an ancestor of mine.)
Washington and Wilkes County, Georgia (where my father's family came from and where it's rumored the confederate gold disappeared.)
Donny Bailey Seagraves' YouTube Channel (see a video of Casey Cat!)
Books all Georgians Should Read.
