Peggy Roquemore’s first-grade class at Southland Academy recently received a grant of $500 from author James Patterson and Scholastic’s School Library Campaign. These funds are being used to supplement and enhance their classroom Accelerated Reading Library. Students are shown with a sampling of the books that have been purchased. They are Alex Deriso, Hudson Goodin, Caitlin Kidd, Haddon Collins, Addy Harrod, Clay Hicks, Hannah Horne, Xander Haynie, Camilo Sanchez, and Anna Beth Brady.