The Seventh Most Important Thing

Arthur T. Owens grabbed the brick and threw it to pick up garbage. Arthur had his reason, bricks bumped his trash, not his head. But this is not all important to the judge, the judge is ready to send Arthur to Juventus forever. Surprisingly, this is another option offered by garbage people themselves: 120 hours of community service ... work for him! Arthur got a list of collapsing shopping carts and "seven most important things": glass bottles, foils, cardboard, wood, light bulbs, coffee cans and mirrors. He can not believe it; should he truly seek other people's garbage? But soon, Arthur noticed that there were many garbage people and "garbage" besides the eyes. His collection has changed to precious things more than anyone can imagine. Shelley Pearsall, a writer inspired by the folk artist James Hampton's work, has produced influence and redemption novels, even though life is full, and conveys the light of all of us. darkness.

The seventh most important thing includes many topics such as sadness, loss, salvation, hope, healing, and the power of art. In other words, there are many things to talk about. I believe this is the key to selecting a successful community to read a novel: it must include the universal theme we all face to promote discussion. That is why realistic works of novels were chosen for reading in the community. I can not tell you the time the school guardians told me "You know too, I also read your book" I often motivate and promote children's motivation often because the school as a whole "I think that it is a" whisper of a book "Other staff) They often serve as an informal cheerleader of this book.

As a former teacher and historian of the museum, Shelley Pearsall is now a full time writer. Her first novel "Do not End With Trouble" won the Steve Odle award in historical novels. The seventh important thing idea started many years ago when she first saw a wonderful work by James Hampton, an outsider artist. She was disappointed by Hampton's little known knowledge and was interested in his work being exposed to anonymous sources. This is the perfect foundation of this special and inspirational novel. To learn more about the writer and his work, please visit ShelleyPearsall.com and follow her with @ ShelleyPearsall.

My students are uneasy about the year-end change, but the two brave souls become stronger and move forward spontaneously. When the first author (the seventh most important author, Shelley Pearsall) immediately replied to us, the student who wrote a tweet hit him and shouted loudly: "Yes, this is me The second student who responded (from Frazzled author Booki Vivat) summarized this feeling and by explaining it, "As a real adult writer noticed her" a special feeling . She said it was like she thought she could do something.