I'm a Carolina girl, graduating from Lancaster High School and from Winthrop University with a B.A. in English and Education. I then moved on to the University of South Carolina and earned a Master's degree in Library and Information Science.

This is my twenty-third year in the school library, and I love the way my job combines working with students and with teachers! In 2006, I earned my National Board Certification (it was renewed in 2016), and I earned another Master's degree in Educational Technology from USC in 2010.  In 2021, I was selected as Rucker's Teacher of the year, and in 2011, I was named South Carolina's Media Specialist of the Year for our state.  That summer, I attended a week-long Teacher Institute at the Library of Congress in Washington DC.  

• 365 Days to Alaska by Cathy Carr*

• Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling*

• Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year by Nina Hamza*

• An Occasionally Happy Family by Cliff Burke

• Cuba in My Pocket by Adrianna Cuevas*

• Eddie Whatever by Lois Ruby*

• Fallout : Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin*

• Fast Pitch by Nic Stone*

• Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden

• Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen*

• Linked by Gordon Korman*

• The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm*

• Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee*

• Now You Say Yes by Bill Harley*

• Playing the Cards You're Dealt by Varian Johnson*

• Rivals by Tommy Greenwald*

• Stowaway by John David Anderson*

• What Lives in the Woods by Lindsay Currie*

• Wild River by Rodman Philbrick*

• Worst-Case Collin by Rebecca Caprara*

*ebook or downloadable audiobook also available