Milam Mcgraw Propst: 5 books

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...

Even before Ociee and Ben arrive in North Carolina, the adventure begins when 12-year-old Ben is taken in by a silver-tongued snake oil salesman, Dr. Lamar Beetlesbum. Wisely, Ociee saves the day and the Milam Madstone, too!Once in Asheville, the children are reunited with Aunt Mamie and Uncle Lynch,...

Set in Memphis in July of 1900, "Ociee Nash, the Finale" concludes the memorable series based on my grandmother's childhood. The stories offer enough adventure to capture the imaginations of young readers, while also calling to mind important family values through the ups and downs experienced...

"Writer, Writer" begins with a fire in the Home Management House at the University of Alabama. Who knew a flaming chicken would turn a would be Home Economist into a reporter and eventually into the author of eight books? Even more exciting for me, one of those novels, "A Flower Blooms...

Honey Butler has hit middle-age and writer's block at the same time. Off she heads to a Florida beach house to get her mojo back. Her journey to renewal takes her back to memories of Creola, the wise woman who helped raise her; at the same time Honey is befriended by an Aunti Mame-ish neighbor who turns out to have the same wise world view as Creola.