“font-family: Verdana;”>80-year-old author Ms. Olivia Longstreet is no stranger to adversities. In 1976, she endured a debilitating illness that forced her to retire as an administrative assistant for the Human Development Corporation. For the next 30 years of her life, with limited mobility, Longstreet allowed her faith in God to carry her to her destiny. Her will to live and persevere became the driving force behind her dedication to raising a healthy family and completely serving God.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>In grade school, Longstreet was extremely fond of writing. English being her favorite subject, she always enjoyed writing book reports about people she admired such as opera pioneer Marian Anderson.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Her deep love for writing followed her throughout the course of her life. Despite her illnesses and limitations, writing allowed Longstreet to express herself and not give any power to the obstacles that aimed to destroy her.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Over the years, Longstreet wrote many articles and speeches for magazines and her church, and earlier this year she reached beyond the moon to publish her very first book. With the help and support of family and friends, and despite suffering a stroke this year, she successfully published a children’s book entitled Edgar’s Moon.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>“Edgar’s Moon was in the back of my mind for a while,” she remembers. “I started writing it down in ‘94 or ’95 because at the time I was incapacitated and had a lot to think and write about. I’m always reminiscing and thinking about different memories, and Edgar’s Moon was just a memory that crossed my mind that I decided to write about.”
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Edgar’s Moon “font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>, derived from a conversation with her 8-year-old son, is a compelling story of a young boy who constantly wondered about the moon. The book explores questions like: “Does a man live on the moon?”
easy to relate to and worth passing on. Adults can reflect back to
being young and inquiring about what goes on beyond the sky, and
children are able to experience a story that may feel all too
familiar to their growing minds. In Edgar’s Moon
Longstreet utilizes compassion, and a spiritual perspective to
enlighten her son about his unique explorations.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Longstreet dedicates her book to all of the children who are curious about the solar system.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>I AM Literacy, an ongoing campaign dedicated to promoting literacy in the community, is proud to announce that Ms. Olivia Longstreet will be celebrating the release of Edgar’s Moon on Saturday, October 1 at Christian Family Store (10807 West Florissant, St. Louis, MO 63136) from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>For more information about the book release, please contact Aja La’Starr at 314-680-1295 or Adrienne Draper at 314-255-6202. For more information about the book, please visit www.xlibris.com or
“mailto:order@xlibris.com”>order@xlibris.com 1-888-795-4274. Edgar’s Moon is also available at
“http://www.amazon.com/”>www.amazon.com “http://www.barnesandnoble.com/”>www.barnesandnoble.com local bookstores. “font-family: Verdana;”>
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;”> Solomons “font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;”> Temple Church will host a Mothers & Pastoral Care Revival 7 p.m. nightly October 5-7 at the church, located at 5569 Page Blvd. in St. Louis. The speaker will be Prophetess Wanda Turner. Bishop James E Holloway Sr. is Founder and Pastor “font-family: Verdana;”>1st Lady Linda D. Holloway is Co-Pastor “http://www.solomonstemplechurch.org/”>
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