Pierce, Barbara A.: - Veteran teacher and author Barbara A. Pierce realized her childhood dream publishing books for the youth after she retired from the Mount Vernon Public School System in 2003. Since then, writing for them has become a major focus for her. She employs both fiction and non-fiction in her writing to cover a wide genre of interesting subjects and reading levels. Though her works are specifically geared to the youth, there is something for all of those interested in the fun of learning.