Kathryn P CarterKathryn P. Carter (KP), #theliteracywhisperer, is a literacy advocate, educator, author, and speaker. KP holds a BA in Elementary Education from Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, and a MEd from Kutztown State University, Kutztown, PA. Throuhout her 35-year career in education, KP became a certified Reading Specialist, Supervisor, and School Administrator. Initially, KP served as a per-diem substitute teacher. She went on to become a successful junior high and elementary school teacher, supervisor, and administrator in several New Jersey public school districts including Montclair, Newark, and Orange. Summers were spent as an Adjunct Professor of Reading at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, Lead Teacher for the Title I program in the Montclair Public Schools, and Reading Enrichment Teacher in the Project Oasis Montclair summer basketball program. KP continues to share her knowledge and skills through involvement with civic and religious organizations. After her retirement from the Orange Public Schools as Director of Language Arts and Testing, KP began the second chapter in her life. She writes and publishes children's books, presents engaging author visits, and has developed a research based interactive literacy workshop series - 10 Steps to Reading Success Progressive Parents Promoting Literacy through her business KP Carter Writes LLC. Summertime with Lizzie B. Hayes is KP's first middle grade book in the Lizzie B. Hayes series. Through the innocent eyes of a child, readers are introduced to a precocious accident prone eight-year old, three generations of her colorful family and, the summer of 1967 in Newark, NJ - the summer of the 1967 rebellion. KP uses fiction to teach about this significant time period and how children process the ups and downs of life. The second book in the series, Lizzie B. Hayes, and the Great Camp Caper, picks up two years later. This time, Lizzie is away for two-weeks at Girl Scout camp. For the first time, she must learn to take care of herself without the supervision of adult family members and manage to deal with a bully in her cabin. Readers learn valuable lessons about such difficult topics as bullying, aggression and, inappropriate teasing and how to manage their own interactions. KP's books are sprinkled with childhood memories. Read More Read Less