![]() ![]() ![]() In 2018, my son, who was 10 at the time, asked me this question when he saw the headline “RFK” on a magazine cover while we stood in the checkout line at the grocery store. Linda Williams Jackson: “Who is RFK?” is the question that inspired me to tell this story. When did you decide to tell this story and how did you create the main character of Ellis Earl? Linda Williams Jackson, author of The Lucky Ones Rae Ann Parker: The Lucky Ones is inspired by events in your childhood. – Rae Ann Parker, Director of Books and Events for Young Readers Enjoy this interview with the author and read an excerpt of The Lucky Ones below, courtesy of Candlewick Press. Linda Williams Jackson’s previous novels, the award-winning Midnight Without A Moon and its sequel A Sky Full of Stars, weave historical events into coming-of-age stories. A special teacher introduces him to a world of possibilities through the books in his classroom. Ellis Earl dreams of living in a big house in town with his family and having plenty of food to eat. The Lucky Ones tells the story of eleven-year-old Ellis Earl Brown in 1967 Mississippi. ![]()
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