The Further Adventures of Ociee Nash by Milam Mcgraw Propst
In the tradition of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Anne of Green Gables, Pollyanna and Laura Ingalls, the Ociee Nash series is filled with the sweet, funny, poignant and mischievous adventures of ten-year-old Ociee Nash, a likable tomboy who turns her grief over her mother's death into a talent for recognizing lonely people who need a friend. Travel with Ociee as she spends time in the big city of Asheville, North Carolina, where she struggles to become a lady under the tutelage of her Aunt Mamie; then as Ociee returns to her Mississippi town for more daring-do as she be-friends a Gypsy, and now as she, Papa, and brother Ben move to the bright lights of Memphis, Tennessee, where a witch woman captures Ociee's tender heart. In THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF OCIE NASH, eleven-year-old Ociee's life is never plain, quiet or simple. After all, it's the fancy modern world of 1901, big brother Fred is now a married man, and brother Ben just coaxed her to jump off a moving train. Plus, as she's planning to go back to North Carolina for another visit with fun Aunt Mamie, Papa Nash announces that their family is leaving little Abbeville, Mississippi, for the bright city lights of Memphis, Tennessee. Atlanta author Milam McGraw Propst was awarded Georgia Author of the Year and a national Parent's Choice Award for the first book in the Ociee Nash series, 'A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street, which then became an acclaimed film in 2003 as THE ADVENTURES OF OCIE NASH, starring Skyler Day, Keith Carradine, and Mare Winningham. Milam's stories are inspired by the history of her own grandmother, Ociee Nash Whitman.
The author of ten books, Milam has worked in PR and as a newspaper reporter. Her favorite professional triumph is the motion picture, The Adventures of Ociee Nash, which premiered at Atlanta's Fox Theatre. The movie is based on her award-winning novel, A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street, a story about her beloved grandmother, Ociee. In addition to a series of Ociee books, Milam's other titles include: It May Not Leave a Scar, Creola's Moonbeam, and Writer, Writer. Recently released, My Nun and Her Husband, is a tribute to the writer's high school English teacher, a Catholic nun, and her husband. Yes, husband! In 2016, Milam co-wrote a Georgia travel book, Sidetracked, with fellow author, Jaclyn Weldon White. The two friends continue to market their book throughout the state, lunching and laughing, and trying their best NOT to become sidetracked! Milam attended St. Agnes Academy in her hometown of Memphis and graduated from St. Pius X in Atlanta. A graduate of the University of Alabama, she is married to her college sweetheart, Jamey Propst; they've lived in Atlanta for more than three decades. She and Jamey have three adult children, Amanda, William and his wife, Abigail, and Jay, plus two charming grandsons, Loftin and Emmett. Milam can often be spotted walking around her Westfield Park neighborhood sporting a signature broad-brimmed hat. The author can be contacted at milamwritesbooks@gmail.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780984125807 |
| ISBN 10 | 0984125809 |
| Title | The Further Adventures of Ociee Nash |
| Author | Milam Mcgraw Propst |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bell Bridge Books |
| Year published | 2009-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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