Back cover

 

This is the back cover of my book.  The lower left corner contains a number that is assigned to an author for the title of their book.  Book stores, Amazon, libraries, churches, schools and other people who order books can go to a website and look for a specific category.  Books are catalogued under children, biographies, fiction, etc...  It lists the type of binding, the measurements, the price, pages and other things that help someone decide whether or not to purchase it.  So depending on how much someone has in their budget could determine if your book gets picked or not. 

I have had a library card since I was 7 or 8 years old.  That was something else that my parents believed in.  We probably went to the Belmont Public library 2-3 times a month.  The library cards had a small piece of metal embedded in it.  Mrs. Dunlap was the librarian and I can still hear the 'clunk' when she would put the book card into the machine to stamp the return date on it.  And I can still see the little tables and wire chairs that sat in the children's section. 

The Christmas tree is what I chose for the Summerville Stories trademark.  Like many other families in the 60s, we had an aluminum Christmas tree.  Ours had red ball ornaments and yes, we had the 4 color wheel that shined on the tree.  It was only natural that I pick something that I remembered about my childhood. 

I hope if you are reading my blog that you will visit my Facebook page-Summerville Stories.  In the next few weeks, I hope that people will start posting some of their favorite memories of their past Christmases.  Whether it is about the stockings that the textile mills gave their employees or the treat bags that the churches fixed for their members.  I want to hear them all.  So put your thinking caps on and let me hear from you.