Summertime with Lizzie B. Hayes Second Edition - Carter, Kathryn P.
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Eight-year-old Lizzie B. Hayes, along with her cousins, Shu Shu and Mookie, can't wait to kick off their summer of nonstop fun with all the other kids in Newark, New Jersey. Always wanting to be the center of attention, Lizzie has several tricks up her sleeves to guarantee that all eyes are on her. But the summer of 1967 is different. Just as Lizzie gears up for a summer filled with jump rope contests, shooting hoops, trips to the local library, and of course, roller skating at breakneck speeds, she begins to hear rumors of trouble brewing in her city. To make matters worse, Lizzie's father…mehr

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Eight-year-old Lizzie B. Hayes, along with her cousins, Shu Shu and Mookie, can't wait to kick off their summer of nonstop fun with all the other kids in Newark, New Jersey. Always wanting to be the center of attention, Lizzie has several tricks up her sleeves to guarantee that all eyes are on her. But the summer of 1967 is different. Just as Lizzie gears up for a summer filled with jump rope contests, shooting hoops, trips to the local library, and of course, roller skating at breakneck speeds, she begins to hear rumors of trouble brewing in her city. To make matters worse, Lizzie's father plans to take her on a two-week vacation down south, South Philadelphia that is. Now she is faced with leaving everyone she loves for the first time.
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Kathryn P. Carter (KP), #theliteracywhisperer, is a literacy advocate, educator, author, and speaker. KP holds a BA in Elementary Education from Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, and a MEd from Kutztown State University, Kutztown, PA. Throughout her 35-year career in education, KP became a certified Reading Specialist, Supervisor, and School Administrator. Initially, KP served as a per-diem substitute teacher. She went on to become a successful junior high and elementary school teacher, supervisor, and administrator in several New Jersey public school districts including Montclair, Newark, and Orange. Summers were spent as an Adjunct Professor of Reading at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, Lead Teacher for the Title I program in the Montclair Public Schools, and Reading Enrichment Teacher in the Project Oasis Montclair summer basketball program. KP continues to share her knowledge and skills through involvement with civic and religious organizations. After her retirement from the Orange Public Schools as Director of Language Arts and Testing, KP began the second chapter in her life. She writes and publishes children's books, presents engaging author visits, and has developed a research based interactive literacy workshop series - 10 Steps to Reading Success Progressive Parents Promoting Literacy through her business KP Carter Writes LLC. "Summertime with Lizzie B. Hayes" is KP's first middle grade book in the Lizzie B. Hayes series. Through the innocent eyes of a child, readers are introduced to a precocious accident prone eight-year old, three generations of her colorful family and, the summer of 1967 in Newark, NJ - the summer of the 1967 rebellion. KP uses fiction to teach about this significant time period and how children process the ups and downs of life. The second book in the series, "Lizzie B. Hayes, and the Great Camp Caper", picks up two years later. This time, Lizzie is away for two-weeks at Girl Scout camp. For the first time, she must learn to take care of herself without the supervision of adult family members and manage to deal with a bully in her cabin. Readers learn valuable lessons about such difficult topics as bullying, aggression and, inappropriate teasing and how to manage their own interactions. KP's books are sprinkled with childhood memories.