Kathryn P. Carter

Imagine traveling back to the 1960’s at the height of the civil rights era. Next, imagine that just as you’re about to kick of a summer of non-stop fun with your best buddies, rumors of trouble spread in your beloved Newark, NJ neighborhood. Then, your dad wants you travel down south, South Philadelphia that is, to meet his side of the family. That’s how Summertime with Lizzie B. Hayes, Second Edition - Book one of the Lizzie B. Hayes trilogy kicks off.

When readers first meet Lizzie, she is a precocious accident-prone 8-year-old girl with a quirky sense of humor. The coming-of-age trilogy is about family love, managing emotions, bullying prevention, using your voice, navigating social issues and courage. Book 2, Lizzie B. Hayes and the Great Camp Caper, Second Edition, follows 10-year-old Lizzie to Girl Scout summer camp. She must learn to take care of herself at sleep away camp for 2 whole weeks and deal with a bully in her cabin. To make matters worse, she and the bully get lost on an overnight hike! In book 3, Lizzie B. Hayes on a Mission, 12-year-old, Lizzie is off to junior high school in 1970. She learns to use her voice, follow her dreams, and stand up for what is right. Reading about her mission will inspire children to be their best selves.

Hi, I’m KP Carter, The World's ONLY Readologist™, author of the Lizzie B. Hayes trilogy. I am a TEDx speaker, lifelong educator, author and education consultant. For 35 years, I worked with learners from grades K-12. During the summer, I wrote curriculum and served as an adjunct reading professor at a local community college. But teaching 4th grade was my “sweet spot!” Before retiring from the public school system, I was the Director of Language Arts and Testing K-12 for a school district of 12,000 students. As a girl, I used to rush home after school to “teach” my dolls and toys how to “read.” Teaching was in my blood from the very beginning. Majoring in education, I earned my B.A. degree from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC. My deep passion to learn the intricacies of teach reading, led me to pursue my M.Ed. from Kutztown State University in PA. My retirement is full of new projects, author visits at schools and libraries, workshops to support literacy at home and be speaking about children's literacy, I enjoy exercise, all kinds of music and playing my viola. Born in Brooklyn, NY, raised in Newark, NJ, I currently reside in NC. My pride and joy are my two amazing adult sons.

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