Gloria Houston

award winning author and lecturer

Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile


When Dorothy was a young girl, she loved books, and she loved people, so she decided that she would become a librarian.

Dorothy's dearest wish is to be a librarian in a fine brick library just like the one she visited when she was small. But her new home in North Carolina has valleys and streams but no libraries, so Miss Dorothy and her neighbors decide to start a bookmobile. Instead of people coming to a fine brick library, Miss Dorothy can now bring the books to them—at school, on the farm, even once in the middle of a river!

Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile is an inspiring story about the love of books, the power of perseverance, and how a librarian can change people's lives.



Selected Works

Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile
a heartwarming story about a favorite librarian
My Great Aunt Arizona
A loving tribute to a very special teacher
Mountain Valor
a young adult novel about a mountain girl's courage during the civil war
Bright Freedom's Song
Young adult novel about a young girl and the underground railroad
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
A heart warming Appalachian Christmas story
Littlejim
a young adult novel about a young man growing up with a stern father in a small rural community
Littlejim's Gift
A Christmas story featuring the popular Littlejim character
Littejim's Dream
a young adult novel featuring a teenage Littlejim and his family's dramatic changes
My Brother Joey died
Dr. Houston's first book about a young girl living through her brother's death

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