Pretty Smart for a Girl

- Jewell E. Myers May is a 81 year old retiree and "Pretty Smart For A Girl" is her first published book.

- Some of her personal essays have been published in magazines, her hometown newspaper and church bulletins.

- Jewell decided she wanted to be a writer when her high school English teacher read one of her essays about the movie "My Friend Flicka" before the class.

- In addition to writing Jewell enjoys painting outdoor scenes, reading, sewing, singing and writing letters.

- Jewell resides with two of her six children in Hermitage, Tennessee, with a calico cat named "Sunny" and a mix breed dog named "Maggie"