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Vickie McEntire writes about things that are important to her—literacy, community, human profiles, and most of all, family. Her work has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers, Telling Stories: a Calhoun Area Writers Anthology, Lady Literary Magazine, Dalton Living Magazine, Calhoun Magazine, and on her blog at www.aliteratelife.blogspot.com.
She released her first children’s book, Baby Birds, in October 2016. It was nominated for Georgia Author of the Year Award. She says she was inspired to write her children’s book by her three grown children and grandson— her real life Baby Birds.
Empty Nest, a book of poetry illustrated by local artist, Sandy Dutton, was released in May 2017.
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Little Bird and Myrtle Turtle

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Of Women and Salt

by Gabriela Garcia (Goodreads Author)

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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know

by Malcolm Gladwell

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Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal: Not Exactly a Memoir

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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Sometimes, a hug is all you need. Something bad happens to the main character, Taylor, and his friends try to help. The illustrations of Taylor invoke empathy, while the parade of friends show all kinds of other emotions, including revenge. The Rabbi ...more
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If you’re reading this book, You’ll Find Me by Amanda Rawson Hill and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, you probably already have tissues nearby. It is a difficult thing to address—when a child loses a parent. The images are warm and inviting, cal ...more
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