As Fast As Words Could Fly

Book Summary: Fourteen-year-old Mason Steele takes pride in turning his Pa's excited ramblings about the latest civil rights incidents into handwritten business letters. One day, Pa brings Mason a gift from his civil rights group:  an old manual typewriter that Mason cherishes.

When the civil rights group wins a school desegregation case, Mason discovers that he will attend a formerly all-white high school. Facing his fears and adversity from students and faculty, Mason excels in school -- particularly in typing. Mason bravely takes a stand at the county typing tournament, using his typing talent to break racial barriers.

This story is based on the life of Pamela's father, Moses Teel, Jr.

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As Fast As Words Could Fly is a historical fiction picture book that is based on my dad's journey of desegregating public schools in Greenville, NC in the 1960s.

Moses Teel Jr. around the same age as Mason in

 As Fast As Words Could Fly

Want to find out the "truths" behind the character, Mason?

Click Here to read a moving interview with my dad, Moses Teel, Jr.

(A voice from the Civil Rights Movement)