SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

I'm thrilled to share this news with you!

For several years now, many of you have followed my “Teacher to Parent” column and encouraged my writing, and I’m grateful for that support. Now I’m excited to share that I’ve published a new novel titled Three Nieces.

Inspired in part by my own three nieces, the story is set on Sullivan’s Island during the summer of 1967. It follows a grieving widower named Brandon Easton whose quiet summer at the family beach house changes when his three young adult nieces come to stay with him. Over the course of the summer, each of them faces challenges involving friendship, belonging, first love, family, and growing up.

Although the novel is fictional, many of the themes overlap with subjects I’ve often written about in “Teacher to Parent”: the importance of family, the influence adults have on young people, resilience through hardship, and the ways relationships shape who we become.

I’ve always loved stories that leave readers feeling nostalgic, hopeful, and reflective, and that’s the kind of story I hoped to create here. Sullivan’s Island itself also plays an important role in the novel, with its beaches, summer storms, local traditions, and slower pace of life in the 1960s.

If you’d like to learn more about the book or order a copy, you can visit the Three Nieces page on my website at JodyStallings.com.

Me with the nieces who inspired my latest novel.

This is the cover of my latest book. It’s available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook.

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Jody Stallings has been an award-winning teacher in Charleston since 1992 and is director of the Charleston Teacher Alliance. To submit a question, order his books, or follow him on social media, please visit JodyStallings.com.