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Tara hill-Starks Grandma, I Got This!

Tara Hill graduated from Asheboro High School in 1992. She then went on to Catawba College, in Salisbury, NC where she graduated with a Business Management degree in 1996. Tara moved to Ohio to work for Energizer Battery as an Operations Supervisor for two years. When that facility closed down, she moved to Rocky Mount, NC to work for Abbott Laboratories as an Operations Supervisor. She worked for Abbott for seven years, before moving closer to home to take a position in High Point at Banner Pharma Caps.

She applied for and was accepted as a business teacher at Southeastern Randolph Middle School, in Ramseur, NC. While there, she went back to school to get her teaching certificate at NC A&T State University in Greensboro, NC. She accepted a position at Kernodle Middle School in Greensboro, and while she was teaching there, she got her MBA.

She met her husband through her best friend, and although they had been aware of each other throughout the years, they really connected at a housewarming party in 2015, and were married in 2016. He was working as an air traffic controller at the BWI airport in Baltimore, MD at the time, but in 2017 was relocated to Myrtle

Growing up, one of the biggest influences in Tara’s life was her Grandmother, Mary Mathilda Ray. Her grandmother taught her to be nice to others no matter who they are or what they believe. She instilled in Tara basic life skills that have helped her through the years and taught her to give back.

When her grandmother passed away in 2016, she knew she wanted to remember her in some meaningful way, so that is when she started writing a book. She approached Tellwell Talent, a self-publishing company based in British Columbia who works with writers to publish their books in the US, Canada, and Europe. They secured an illustrator for the book, Cleoward Sy, who did a wonderful job. The book, Grandma, I Got This! came out in hard cover and paperback in November 2020.

The main character of the book, JJ, is based on her three-year-old son.

“JJ is a young and energetic boy. He learns valuable life lessons taught by his adoring and wise grandmother. JJ puts these lessons into action! He shares his toys and counts his blessings. JJ makes his grandmother proud. Will JJ remember these lessons when Grandma goes away? What can YOU learn from Grandma?”

Throughout the book JJ learns valuable lessons at Grandma’s knee, how loving others, showing forgiveness

Tara Hill-Starks signing books at Our Daily Bread over the holidays and being thankful will lead to an abundant life. Tara wanted to honor her grandmother and the wonderful lessons learned from her by sharing that knowledge with her son, and the next generation.

“It’s about having a good character, teaching children good values and habits that will stay with them in the years ahead. That was what was taught to me by my Grandmother and what I will teach my son.”

Tara’s pastor when she was young was Rev. Dr. Dora L. Atlas, the founder of the Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen in Asheboro, NC. Over the recent holidays, Tara was invited to hold a book signing at Our Daily Bread Kitchen by Gene Woodle, the Director of the soup kitchen, and she donated a portion of the proceeds from that event to continue the mission that Dr. Atlas started so many years ago. All of the proceeds from Tara’s book sales will continue to go to worthy causes that she is passionate about including St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Drawers of Hope Resource Center in High Point, NC and wherever the need is.

Although Tara is not a social media person, she knew in order to promote her book she would have to learn, and it has been very gratifying to connect with past teachers and classmates who have reached out in support of her project. It took over a year to write the book, and through frustration and many tears she got through it.

The book, Grandma, I Got This! is dedicated to her grandmother, Mary Mathilda Ray and you can pick up a copy at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other book retailers. Follow her on Facebook – www.facebook.com/ tara.hillstarks - to keep up with events and promotions, and other upcoming projects.

Grandma,Grandma, I I GotGot This!This!

by Tara Hill-Starks

JJ is a young and energetic boy. He learns valuable life lessons taught by his adoring and wise grandmother. JJ puts these lessons into action! He shares his toys and counts his blessings. JJ makes his grandmother proud. Will JJ remember these lessons when Grandma goes away? What can you learn from Grandma?

PAPERBACK • HARDCOVER • EBOOK

AUTHOR:

Tara Hill-Starks

EMAIL:

grandmaigotthis@gmail.com

RELEASE DATE:

November 2020 PAPERBACK:

HARDCOVER:

EBOOK: 9780228831181

9780228831198

9780228831204

AboutAbout TheThe AuthorAuthor

Tara Hill-Starks is an education professional who has a passion for children and didactic learning. Her latest work, Grandma, I Got This!, is inspired by the teachings she received from her grandmother as a young child, as well as by the wisdom shared by her pastor as an adult. With a Master's in Business Administration, Tara has a flair for all things business. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The author enjoys living at the beach with her husband and son.