Is it true that kids decided on the title of Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier?
Yes! After tossing around some ideas with my editor, we came up with two possible titles: “The Jamestown Venture: The Story of Young Sam Collier” and the present title of my book. I showed both titles to my young friends in Mrs. Joyce Henson’s PACE classes at Malcom Bridge Elementary School in Oconee County, Georgia. After a discussion, the students voted and explained their opinions in short paragraphs. The students selected the present title by more than 50 votes out of 70. So kids really did choose this book’s title!