Meet authors who were born in South Carolina. Learn about their books and writing process.
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Nikky Finney, daughter of the late SC Supreme Court Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney, Jr., recites her poem, " He Never Had It Made" on the occasion of his installation to the S.C. Supreme Court. Just...
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Written By: Carol Crane Illustrated By: Gary Palmer Read By: Coby Hennecy, ETV Endowment Called the "great blue mountains of god" by the Cherokee, the Blue Ridge Mountains are only one of the wonders...
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Written and Read by: Jo Watson Hackl Cover design and interior illustrations by: Gilbert Ford How far would you go to find something that might not even exist? All her life, Cricket’s mama has told...
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Good Night South Carolina By: Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper Illustrator: Cooper Kelley Read by: Richard Cohn, ETV Commission Chairman At-Large Good Night South Carolina explores Hilton Head, Charleston...
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Written by: Louise Meriwether Illustrated by: Jonathan Green Read by: Inez Tenenbaum Robert Smalls, born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, gained fame as an African American hero of the...
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Written By: Karen Alexander and Gladys Grimaud Illustrations by: Karen Alexander and Valencia Goodwin Ready By: Karen Alexander As Karen Alexander approached her 40th birthday, she took a risk and...
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By: Audrey Penn Illustrated By: Barbara Gibson Ready by: Jennifer Pinckney Chester is afraid to go to school because he doesn't want to be bullied by a mean badger. After some wise words from his...
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P is for Palmetto: A South Carolina Alphabet By: Carol Crane | Illustrations By: Mary Whyte Read by: Molly Spearman, SC Superintendent of Education P is for Palmetto is a collection of evocative pages...
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No Fear for Freedom: The Story of the Friendship 9 By: Kimberly P Johnson Illustrations By: Vanessa J. Thompson Read by: Dr. Rosalyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College Many of the icons of the...
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Flash and Fancy: An Otter Adventure on the Waccamaw River By: Tom Doran and Christine Thomas Doran Illustrator: Nancy Van Buren Read by: Richard Cohn, ETV Commission Chairman At-Large A tale of rescue...
