Anola Pickett

Callahan Crossroads Anola Pickett

Brief Description: George Parnell Callahan wants to become a strong, brave man, which in 1918 means doing his part for the War, even though sometimes with his chaotic family, he doubts he will survive his twelfth summer.

Contributor Bio:  Pickett, Anola ANOLA PICKETT is an educator and author. She holds a BA in English from Webster University and an MEd in Inner City Studies from Northeast-ern Illinois University. After teaching for more than 20 years in the pre-school through college levels, she is currently the librarian at St. Francis Xavier School in Kansas City, MO. Her publication credits include Old Enough for Magic, a HarperCollins I Can Read book, and more than 50 stories, articles, and poems in magazines and newspapers. She lives with her husband, Peter Doyle, in Kansas City. Their son, Gerry Doyle, is a journalist.