The Other Better Me
2019-10-23
In his newest book The Other Better Me, Antony John writes about fifth grader Lola Harmon and the emptiness she feels by not having her dad in her life. As this inquisitive and energetic people-person navigates life with her classmates at Shoreline Elementary school in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, she learns some important lessons about identity and about bullying behavior and bullies. Lola’s best friends are Nick Merlo and Kiana Richards. Both live more affluent lives than Lola, who resides in a mobile home with her single mother who battles a thyroid condition. Lola describes Nick as igneous rock since he resembles cooled lava. Read More →