“She wore heavy sandals, with socks. No kid in the entire state of Mississippi wore black socks in the summer. Shoot, if I wasn't standing smack-dab in the middle of the library, I wouldn't be wearing shoes.” — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
“She wore heavy sandals, with socks. No kid in the entire state of Mississippi wore black socks in the summer. Shoot, if I wasn't… — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
“Real secrets mean more than hiding that card game from you daddy. Real secrets can be hurtful. Make people do bad things.” — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
“There's more to stories than it seems at first looking," she said. "Two sides to most stories. Folks better be thinking about that for… — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
“I walked straight to the library. Mrs. Bloom, the librarian, always knows everything.” — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
“Truth to tell, I'm right proud of Glory. She's standing up for what she believes is right. All of us should lead our children… — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
“For the rest of the afternoon, Miss Bloom smiled almost as bright as the big yellow sun shining through the front picture window. Her… — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
“Libraries are about books. Books have no color. And they don't care who reads them.” — Augusta Scattergood Copy Share Image
