Author’s book selected for ‘Read Across America’ [Video]

OLD SELF. MARCH IS NATIONAL READING MONTH AND THE BOOK OF AN UPSTATE AUTHOR HAS BEEN SELECTED AS READ ACROSS AMERICA. FEATURED SELECTION FOR JUNIOR READERS JOE WATSON HACKLES SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF MAYBE IS SET IN HER SMALL HOMETOWN IN MISSISSIPPI, AND IT’S THAT STATE’S FEATURED BOOK. THE GREENVILLE ATTORNEY HAS TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD PRESENTING TO MORE THAN 36,000 READERS, FOLLOWED THE THEMES FROM THE ADVENTURES OF HER MAIN CHARACTER, 12 YEAR OLD CRICKET. SHE DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME SPENT IN NATURE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH. IT’S BEEN SUCH A JOY TO SEE READERS FROM MISSISSIPPI SOUTH CAROLINA, AND ALL OVER THE WORLD CONNECT WITH THE MESSAGE OF HOPE, GRIT, AND RESILIENCY IN SMACK DAB. WHAT IS THE THE POWER OF THE MESSAGE THAT YOU’RE GIVING SPECIFICALLY TO THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE GROUP? REAL POWER OF THE MESSAGE. I THINK, IS BELIEVE IN …