LIT-ER-AH-TEE
a book club connecting readers through storytelling.
Our Story
Founded in 2018, A Tale of New Beginnings was born with the mission to promote literacy and foster the love of reading.. Annual book drives generated over 1,000 titles which were distributed to foster care kids and lower income schools. Fast forward 2023, new name, same mission - Literateye is continuing the mission of promoting literacy through book drives and discussions.
Our Founder
A book enthusiast is an under statement, Louella Bee is a bibliophile. What started in her 2nd grade classroom as the teacher appointed student to select books, has grown into a leader, year after year, coordinating book drives for thousands of lower income students. Her passion is infectious, she ignites enthusiasm for reading and promotes literacy in her community and amongst her peers. Beyond her mission for all youth to have access to books, Check out louella’s must reads here and on bookshop.org , a conglomerate that supports local bookstores.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide quality literacy experiences for underserved students and communities. This work has several components
- We provide quality books to public schools within Dallas Independent School District where the majority of students live at or below the poverty level. With the help of volunteers and Half Price Books we’ve donated more than 2,500 books and counting.
- We collaborate with partners to host fun, literacy experiences for families in communities throughout Dallas.
- We bring beloved authors to schools.
- With the help of volunteers and Half Price Books we provide bundles of high-interest books for students to take home.
Published Books
Beneath It All
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The world is broken, and those in power want it to stay that way.
Carrie never asked to fight, but when the people she loves are torn from her, she finds herself in the center of a rebellion stitched together from scraps and desperation. With only a handful of allies, she must navigate ruined streets, shadowed tunnels, and the iron grip of a corrupt regime that will do anything to keep its control. Every mission risks lives. Every step draws blood. And every choice forces Carrie closer to a truth she may not survive.
This is a story of loss, defiance, and fragile hope: a rebellion built not on strength, but on the courage to keep going when the foundation of the world has crumbled.
If ever a teen defined the word “bibliophile,” it is Louella Bee Jacobsen, currently a senior at The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas. From her early years she has been an avid reader, which led her to start a purpose project called Literateye in 2018, whose mission is to get more books into the hands of public-school children. (See Literateye.com.) When she isn’t reading or writing, you can find Louella in a bookstore learning more about history and art, two subjects that inspire her creative work. Beneath It All is her first novel.
