Released on: June 10, 2008, 5:21 am

Press Release Author: Consetta Creative Publicity

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: When Andrea White is not working hard making sure that kids
are reading, she's writing books for them. Window Boy (Bright Sky Press April 2008),
is a story about a young boy in a wheelchair who has Winston Churchill as an
imaginary best friend.

Press Release Body: Houston, Texas

When Andrea White is not working hard making sure that kids are reading, she's
writing books for them. Window Boy (Bright Sky Press April 2008), is a story about a
young boy in a wheelchair who has Winston Churchill as an imaginary best friend. Set
in 1968, this touching novel tells the story of Sam Davis, a young man with cerebral
palsy that peers though his bedroom window every day at the school he longs to
attend. With great determination and the help of both his caretaker and his
imaginary friend, Winston Churchill, Sam not only succeeds in gaining admittance to
the school and the acceptance of his peers, but also fulfills his dream of becoming
the school\'s basketball coach. The narrative, full of poignant insights into
attitudes towards people with disabilities, provides a glimpse into the life of
Winston Churchill, who is a key inspiration for young Sam.

Community activist, education advocate and award winning author, Andrea White, is a
founding member of the board of Houston A+ Challenge, an organization that supports
public school reform by providing teachers, principals, and administrators with
resources and coaching to improve classroom and district practices. Since its
inception, Houston A+ Challenge has raised nearly $90 million to invest in schools
across Houston-area school districts.

Andrea also is a founding board member of Expectation Graduation, an organization
dedicated to keeping all kids in school until they get their degrees. An important
part of that initiative is the annual "Reach out to Dropouts," when Andrea joins
over 1,000 Houston volunteers on a Saturday morning to knock on doors and encourage
kids to return to school. Expectation Graduation also has pioneered the use of
virtual mentors for at-risk students.

Andrea White is a recipient of the Golden Spur Award for "Best Young Adult Texas
Author" for her first book for pre-teens, Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083,
published in 2006. Her third book, a coming of age story set against the Chernobyl
nuclear explosion, is set for release in 2009. Andrea is also a wife, mother of
three, good friend to many, and as Houston's First Lady, considers her role as a
truly unique and wonderful volunteer job.
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When Andrea White, author and Houston's First Lady is not working hard making sure
that kids are reading, she's writing books for them. Window Boy (Bright Sky Press
April 2008), is a story about a young boy in a wheelchair who has Winston Churchill
as an imaginary best friend. Andrea White is also a recipient of the Golden Spur
Award for "Best Young Adult Texas Author" for her first book for pre-teens,
Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083, published in 2006. Her third book, a coming
of age story set against the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, is set for release in
2009.
Andrea is a board member of Expectation Graduation, and also Houston A+ Challenge.



Web Site: http://www.andreawhiteauthor.com

Contact Details: Contact:
Pam Rosenauer
109 North Post Oak Lane, Suite 350
Houston, Texas 77024
Phone: 713-613-5350
author@billwhitetexas.com
www.andreawhiteauthor.com