Vera “Woody” Woodson, a Falls Church resident and teacher at South County High School in Lorton, has written her first novel in a series titled Scattered Shells: Hello Homecoming and is launching a tour to promote the book. She will be appearing at Pink Palm at 6647 Old Dominion Dr., McLean, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 25 and will be appearing at Pink Palm’s Bethesda location at 4867 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda from noon – 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 3.

During the in-store pre-sale promotion, the book will be on sale for $10 for all educators in attendance, who will receive 10 percent off any one full price Lily Pulitzer item with a purchase of the book. Woodson’s book will officially launch on Tuesday, May 5. To reserve a copy of the book, the first in a series of high school romance stories, visit pinkpalm.net.