Birmingham City Schools

Department of Reading/Language Arts, K – 5

Have You Been Caught Reading A Good Book?

A District-Wide Effort to Promote Literacy Throughout the City of

Birmingham“Reading is the New Civil Right!”

Caught With A Good BookDr. Dimple J. Martin, Director

Reading/Language Arts, K – 5 Favorite Book: The Bluest Eye

“Reading is the New Civil Right!”

Caught With A Good BookMrs. Barbara Allen, Superintendent

Birmingham City SchoolsFavorite Book – Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way

Caught With A Good BookDr. Claudia Williams,

Chief Academic OfficerBirmingham City Schools

Favorite Book – The Good Earth

Magazines

O - The Oprah Magazine

Caught With A Good BookMayor Larry LangfordMayor, City of Birmingham

Caught With A Good Book

Favorite Book – The Screw Tape Letters

Caught With A Good BookFire Station #16

Favorite Books – Fire Prevention Books

Caught With A Good BookMajor Rucker, U.S. Army

Favorite Books – The Right Stuff, Winds of War, & War of Remembrance

Caught With A Good BookSgt. Hamby, U.S. Army

Favorite Book – Once More, Never Again

Caught With A Good BookLt. Gordon Lawson

U. S. NavyFavorite Book: The Sun Also Rises

Caught With A Good BookNavy Commander Michael Johnson

U.S. NavyFavorite Book: The World is Flat

Caught With A Good BookCapt. Marc Quesenberry

U.S. Marine CorpsFavorite Books: Science Fiction & Adventure

Caught With A Good BookMajor Walter Nielsen

U.S. Marine CorpsFavorite Book: Red Storm Rising

Caught With A Good BookAmber Jones, William White, & Erica Rickett

Burger King Workers, 5 Points WestFavorite Books – Lion King, Holy Bible, & Charlottes Web

Caught With A Good BookKeon Horton – McDonald’s Worker

5 Points WestFavorite Author – Eric Dickey

Caught With A Good BookMs. LaTerika Reed – McDonald’s Worker

5 Points WestFavorite Book – Rainbow Fish

Classics

To Kill A MockingbirdHarper Lee

Caught With A Good Book

Mrs. April WilliamsPresident

Birmingham Board Of Education, District 8

Caught With A Good BookMrs. Odessa R. Ashley

Vice President, Birmingham Board of Education District 7

Favorite Book: Who Moved My Cheese

Caught With A Good BookMrs. Phyllis F. Wyne

Birmingham Board of Education, District 9Favorite Book: Who Moved My Cheese

Caught With A Good BookMrs. Carolyn H. Cobb

Birmingham Board Of Education, District 4

Caught With A Good BookDr. Dannetta K. Thornton-Owens

Birmingham Board Of Education, District 5Favorite Book – Madame Bovary

Children’s Books

Charlotte’s Web E B White

Caught With A Good BookCarole C. Smitherman

Birmingham City Council President, District 6Favorite Book – The Bible

Caught With A Good BookRoderick Royal

Birmingham City Councilor, District 9Favorite Book

911, God Help Us: A Journalist Tale of Faith

Caught With A Good BookSteven W. Hoyt

Birmingham City Councilor, District 8Favorite Book – Maximizing Your Potential

Caught With A Good Book

Carol ReynoldsBirmingham City Councilor, District 2

Favorite Book: Month –to – Month Gardening

Caught With A Good BookCouncilor Carol Reynolds

Birmingham City Councilor, District 2Favorite Book – Hallelujah! The Welcome Table

Caught With A Good BookCouncilor Maxine Herring Parker

Birmingham City Councilor, District 4Favorite Book – Invisible Man

In Memoriam

Ms. Mirram D. WitherspoonBirmingham City Council President Pro tem,

District 7

Self – Help Books

Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution

Caught Reading a Good BookHarrinda Smith, Secretary

Department of Reading/Language Arts, K – 5Favorite Book: Who Moved My Cheese

Caught With A Good Book

Stephanie ParkerSystem Reading Coach

Favorite Book – Your Best Life Now

Caught With A Good BookCynthia Stinson

System Reading Coach

Favorite Book – Purpose Driven Life

Caught With A Good Book

Jacqueline DentReading Interventionist Gr. 3 – 5

Favorite Book – The Giver

Caught With A Good Book

Vanetta NewtonSystem Reading Coach

Favorite Book – Nothing’s Impossible

Caught With A Good BookJeremy Wright and Herbert Hanks, Movers

Favorite Reading – Sports Illustrated

Caught With A Good BookCommissioner William A. Bell Sr.

Jefferson County Commissioner, District 1Favorite Books – Native Son and

The Success Principal

Caught With A Good Book

State Representative Oliver Robinson

Representative District 58Favorite Book – Because of Winn Dixie

Caught With A Good Book

Linda MaysAnchor/News Reporter, ABC 33/40Favorite Book: I Am Your Mother

Caught With A Good BookCamille Edwards

Associate Attorney, Thomas, Means, Gillis & Seay, P.C.Attorneys and Counsellors At Law

Favorite Book – Running With Scissors

Caught With A Good BookRev. Al B Sutton

Pastor, Sixth Avenue Baptist ChurchFavorite Book: The Holy Bible

Caught With A Good Book

Frederic BollingAssociate Attorney, Thomas, Means,

Gillis, & Seay, P. C. Attorneys and Counsellors at Law

Favorite Book: The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Caught With A Good BookBishop Jim Lowe

Bishop, Guiding Light ChurchFavorite Book: The Holy Bible

Caught With A Good BookEric Guster, Attorney

Guster Law Firm LLCFavorite Book – The Richest Man In Babylon

Caught With A Good Book

Dr. James LewisOphthalmologist

Caught With A Good Book

Dr. Robert Smith, MDPediatrician

Caught With A Good BookDr. Bobby Wells, Orthodontist

Favorite Book – The Holy Bible

Caught With A Good Book

Brian LawsonCAP Officer

Caught With A Good Book

Barbara WilliamsAMSTI Administrative Assistant, UAB

Caught With A Good BookPhilip Bivens

Financial Officer, UAB

Caught With A Good BookSergeant Gary Clark

Birmingham Police Department, South Precinct Favorite Book – The Holy Bible

Caught With A Good BookAlex Thomas

Police Officer – Special Operations, Ensley PrecinctBirmingham Police Department

Caught With A Good BookChristian Herod, Police Officer

Birmingham Police Department, South PrecinctFavorite Reading – Sports Illustrated

Caught With A Good Book

Taleshia & LarryBirmingham Street & Sanitation

DepartmentFavorite Books

Chicken Soup for The Womans SoulNo More Sheets

Caught With A Good Book

Tim AllumsBirmingham Water Works

Favorite Book – Flip The Switch

Caught With A Good BookWalter Williams, Jr.

Chief of Police, Lawson State Community College

Favorite Book – The Bible

Caught With A Good BookBrian Studdard, Floral Designer

Sandy’s FlowersFavorite Book - I know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Caught With A Good BookRebecca Hule – Registered NurseVeteran’s Administration Hospital

Favorite Book - Twilight

Caught With A Good BookClifton Holt, Funeral Director

Bushelon Funeral HomeFavorite Book – To Kill A Mockingbird

Our Favorite Authors

Toni Morrison

Caught With A Good BookJudith Lewis, Special Education Teacher

A.G. Gaston K – 8 Favorite Book – Waiting to Exhale

Caught With A Good BookMrs. Setzer Price, 3rd Grade Teacher

Brown ElementaryBirmingham City Schools

Caught With A Good BookGwen Welch

Executive Assistant to the SuperintendentBirmingham City Schools

Favorite Book – The Prophet

Caught With A Good BookSamuetta Drew, Chief of Schools/Operations

Birmingham City SchoolsFavorite Book: Good to Great

Caught With A Good BookArthur Watts, Jr., Chief Financial Officer

Birmingham City SchoolsFavorite Book: Obama

Caught Reading a Good BookMaxine Lewis, Receptionist, Central Office

Birmingham City SchoolsFavorite Book: The Bible

Caught Reading a Good BookLaVosha Moore, Executive Secretary,

Superintendent’s OfficeBirmingham City Schools

Favorite Book: Rosa Parks

Caught Reading a Good BookSophia Edwards,

Administrative Secretary to the SuperintendentBirmingham City Schools

Favorite Book: Casting the First Stone

Caught Reading a Good BookCalvin Rowle III, Executive Assistant

Human Resources DepartmentBirmingham City Schools

Favorite Book: A Raisin in the Sun

Caught Reading a Good BookAdrienne Mitchell,

Special Projects Coordinator for Public Relations Birmingham City Schools

Favorite Book: Master of the Game

Caught Reading a Good BookJeff McDaniels, Executive Director

Human Resources DepartmentBirmingham City Schools

Favorite Book: The Miseducation of the Negro

Caught Reading a Good BookRuby Waller, Senior Secretary, Purchasing

DepartmentBirmingham City Schools

Favorite Book: The Holy Bible

Favorite Authors

Danielle Steele

Caught Reading a Good BookEdward McMullen, Director of Purchasing

Birmingham City SchoolsFavorite Book: Our Iceberg is Melting

Caught Reading a Good BookTy Shorter, Central Office Print Shop

Birmingham City SchoolsFavorite Book: The Book of Proverbs

Caught Reading a Good BookJeannette Jordan, Central Office Custodial Staff

Birmingham City SchoolsFavorite Book: The Holy Bible

Caught Reading a Good BookBetty J. Harkness, Central Office Custodial Staff

Birmingham City SchoolsFavorite Book: Duma Key

Caught Reading a Good BookElaine Perry, Central Office Mail Clerk

Birmingham City SchoolsFavorite Book: A Walk to Freedom

Caught Reading a Good BookDr. Rosalva Bermudez – Ballin, ELL Program

SpecialistBirmingham City Schools

Favorite Book: Don Quijote de la Mancha

Caught Reading a Good BookTammy Murphy, Executive Secretary,

Curriculum and InstructionBirmingham City Schools

Favorite Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God

Caught With A Good BookDottie West

Technology Support/DispatcherFavorite Book – Who Moved My Cheese

Caught With A Good Book

Dr. Charles Willis, Jr.Principal, Smith Middle School

Caught With A Good BookAndrea Wallace, Principal

Favorite Book - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Caught With A Good BookDr. Dimple J. Martin

Director, Reading/Language Arts, K - 5Favorite Book: Race Matters

Birmingham City SchoolsDepartment of Reading/Language Arts, K – 5

Next time, make sure you’re caught reading

a good book!