Jeri Anne AgeeJeri Anne Agee grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, and graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's degree in communications. An avid reader and a mother of three, Jeri Anne retired early from the financial industry and, at the age of fortyfour, began writing her first children's book. Her quest to combine her own stories of growing up in the South with a character who is strong, lovable, loyal, and funny resulted in Birdie Mae Hayes. Jeri Anne currently resides in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband, three children, and three rescue dogs. Read More Read Less