MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Memphis-area author is looking to spread a little kindness with her latest book. While breaking down the importance of friendship, she's also highlighting a very important organization here in the City of Memphis.

Betty Collier, an author, understands better than anyone the impact words can have.

For years, Collier has been writing her words on paper, filling hundreds of pages in her books, hoping to inspire her readers.

However, over the years, she decided to target a different audience.

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"I don't really know why, but the thought just popped in my head about a children's book. I had the title of it, and I just went with it," Collier said.

Adam and Ava is a children's book series she created back in 2023 about a pair of 6-year-old twins "discove

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