Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet explores the life of Dave the Potter, an enslaved man from South Carolina who learned how to read and write. Dave is famous for inscribing his own poetry and thoughts on t...

Synopsis
Sometime before 1818, an enslaved young man named Dave was brought to Edgefield, in the heart of South Carolina’s pottery-producing area. From the time he was first taught to turn a potter’s wheel, D...

What made you want to write a book on the Everglades?

We all need stories in our lives, and when I write a book, I want to tell a good story.  There is no better story than the Everglades.  The b...

Synopsis
Under the direction of veteran teacher Jacquelyn (Jackie) Stone, a fifth-grade class at Avocado Elementary School in Homestead, Florida, studies the nearby Everglades. The book follows the students as they learn...