Let this coming of age story of a boy named Bean take you back to a simple time. Set in a small southern town in the 1960's, encircled by a river and gleaming white cotton fields.
It's almost Christmas. Lynn Basil is writing her last book about a secret entrance into the magical doll land of Sha Bebe that she loves so much. Bagannos have taken over the world! Lynn finally meets her dolls in real life. Can she write in a Secret
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Caroline Miller is a member of PEN. Her prolific short stories thrilled readers in publications as diverse as Children's Digest, Grit and Tales of the Talisman. Her short story, Under the Bridge and Beneath the Moon was dramatized for radio in Oregon and Washington.
Caroline headed the Portland Federation of Teachers and is enshrined in Oregon’s Labor Hall of Fame. She taught English at the high school and university level. In addition, Ms. Miller served two elected terms as Multnomah County (Portland, Oregon) Commissioner. Caroline was also an original councilor with the regional government, Metro.
Ms. Miller holds degrees from Reed College and Northern Arizona University, where she graduated with honors in Literature.