The Seventh Most Important Thing

The story of anger and art, loss and redemption of this "Kirkus Reviews" will appeal to the fans of Lisa Graff's "The Lost Sun" and Vince Vawter's newsboy.

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 it is not important to the judge - he is ready to send Arthur forever to Juvent. Surprisingly, this is another option for garbage people themselves: 120 hours community service. . . Work for him

Arthur has a collapsing shopping cart, glass bottle, foil, cardboard, wood, light bulb, coffee pot, and mirror. He can not believe it - he really should stuff people's garbage But shortly thereafter, Arthur noticed that garbage people increased beyond the eyes, who was garbage he was gathering It was more precious than it was. . .

Inspired by folk artist James Hampton's work, Shelley Pearsall created a novel about the discovery of the light of all of us and redemption novelty even though life is full. It's dark.

"It's not just about meeting the needs of the eye, about how to frequently explore" - book reviews, lead comment

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.