Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read author-Sandhya Menon Harriet keeps getting distracted

Harriet keeps getting distracted

and one monstrous Christmas celebration

who has a volatile secret of his own

whether aloud

paddleball with anyone who would hit with her

Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read author-Sandhya Menon Harriet keeps getting distracted*Signed Bookplates* In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. By age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to raise money for her church. At 114, she was the last remaining member of her family. And at 116, she learned to read. From Rita Lorraine Hubbard and rising star Oge More comes the inspirational story