Opal’s Brigade is the story of Opal, one of the Lightning Brigade, who lives in the Neath World far below Earth’s surface. She must break a more than a thousand-year pact to travel to The Topsider World in order to protect her twin sister, Sadie Evelyn.

Sadie was hidden at birth in the Topsider World twelve years ago and has no idea that she doesn’t belong in her world. Is Sadie the key to the power of Neath World or is she the reason for the shift in power? Follow Opal’s journey as she discovers the Topside World. Figuring out good and evil is not always clear.

Susan Larned Womble, an award-winning author, is a retired National Board Certified teacher with a career of teaching in public schools as well as teaching overseas with the Department of Defense European Schools with experience in all grades K-12th in the areas of reading, special education, language arts, math, social studies, and the profoundly handicapped. In addition to her latest middle-grade novel, Womble will be signing copies of The ABC’s of Teaching.

Ever wonder what the magic formula is that makes a successful teacher? Womble knows there is no particular magic formula or magic pill, and in her latest book, the ABC’s of Teaching, she has organized in ABC form both positive and negative characteristics she has observed over her teaching career. She takes a hard look at different traits of teachers from a firsthand perspective. Infused with humor, this book is meant to encourage people to be teachers. Womble loves teaching and wants to see more people choosing teaching as a career. It is with that positive spirit that she hopes you enjoy and find something you can use from this ABC book for teachers.