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The AUtHor
The AUtHor
Biography
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Kecia Johnson was born, raised, and still resides in Gainesville, Florida. A former middle school reading teacher, K-12 writing coach, and elementary and high school media specialist, she decided to explore storytelling and creative writing because of her experiences with students. She was drawn to students who were reluctant to engage in literacy activities because they struggled in those areas. The encouragement from five friends, support from family, and divine inspiration led her to writing and publishing her first children's book Don’t Bring Me Bad News. Ultimately, she hopes her writing will give children positive experiences with literature, a good laugh, and something to talk about. She holds a BS in journalism and a MA in mass communication with concentrations in writing for print news and multimedia storytelling from the University of Florida.
Don't Bring Me Bad News
Lee, a competitive over-achiever, thinks he needs everything and everyone to be perfect just for him to have a good day. He has to have a freshly faded haircut, sport the latest fashion, and make the best grades on class assignments. Lee believes he is definitely above the wild kids on the substandard morning news team he joins at the beginning of the school year. The bad news crew forces Ms. Patel, the school’s new media specialist, to reconsider having a student-produced news show. Every day Lee complains to Kasey about the broadcast bloopers and crazy conflict between the members of the news team.
Kasey, the timid twin, admires Lee’s boldness to be a news anchor. Her insecurities stop her from even telling Lee about the new thing she wants to try. When the Hughes family gets real bad news, a challenge Lee faces shakes his entire family. As Kasey encourages Lee, maybe she will cultivate the courage and confidence she needs to pursue the thing she really likes. Lee’s new struggle could make him rethink what makes a day good and how much patience he has for the struggling news team and for himself.