BMS CLASS PUBLISHES SECOND BOOK
Volume 2 of “The American Experience” has been published and is on sale now. The book is written by Ben Lewis’ Brenham Middle School 6th grade Gateway Science and Social Studies class. The 37 students interviewed people who are an immigrant to the United States, a Veteran of the US military, or an American over 60 years of age. They discovered there is much more to the unique histories of their friends and loved ones than they ever imagined. The interviewees would open up on subjects that aren’t normally a dining room topic. Readers will learn with the students about the cold realities of war, the simple, yet invaluable experiences of the daily lives of their grandparents as children, and the adventure of seeking the unknown in a new country for a better opportunity. Teacher Ben Lewis talks about one interview last year:
The book follows Volume 1 which was written with the same concept last year. Lewis says that last year’s book was such a success that he plans on continuing the series each year. KBTX-TV reporter Abigail Metsch was in town Thursday to interview some of the writers about the book. It is on sale now at Amazon for $9.99 or people can get and copy signed by all of the students by contacting the class or any of the students. All of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. Last year the class was able to donate $1200 to Wounded Warriors, and they hope to do the same this year with their new book.
