ABSTRACT
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“I knew it was important that children view themselves positively. I thought if I could somehow write a book that would inspire children to achieve their dreams, then maybe children would be motivated to stay in school and look to the future for a better life for themselves. Shortly after Uncle Jed’s Barbershop was published, I was invited to read the book to seven- and eight-year-olds during story hour at a public library. As I was leaving, a little girl was waiting for me by the door. She said to me, ‘I liked your story about Uncle Jed. I want to be a doctor when I grow up. But my grandmamma keeps telling me that I will never be one. Now I know I can be a doctor.’ I knew then that I had achieved my goal in writing Uncle Jed’s Barbershop.”
