though pam starr has another name for it. >> trash is a good word. >> reporter: she comes from a medical family. in this accept, saying these grapes have crashed is a good term. the dying ones look like raisins. some of the grapes could not and it will be costly. in terms of percentage, how much have you lost? >> i would say average about 25%. >> reporter: which translates to quite a lot for a small boutique winery that may put out 3500 cases a year, separating the sun-exposed grapes from the good ones will take time and effort, and while pam expects to absorb the losses, it also means more diligent work on the back end. >> well, we're going to have to be winemakers. some years you don't have to be winemakers, some years you let vineyards do the work for u. >> reporter: it would normally be excessive irrigation to lower the sugar content, but for her, it's the first 34 years. >> is it climate change? it might be. >> reporter: or maybe just strange weather, but when they from 2017, the words of crashes will be unavoidable. >> tearing up. it's so sad. since i was a kid, night empty my pock

starr's uncle carlos and her aunt pam live in a very nice neighborhood, because not all of us live ine ¡hood. i wanted to show both sides. >> reporter: she also used that character-- uncle carlos-- to show both sides of law enforcement. he is a cop, and like her character, thomas is related to police officers. >> i wanted to show a good cop too, who not only does his job and does it well, but he holds his fellow officers accountable. for so many of us, that's the key issue right there. we don't see enough accountability. and i wanted to show that with this book, with a cop that does actually do it, and hopes that it would influence and inspire more cops to hold each other accountable. >> reporter: during our visit to jackson, thomas spoke to an assembly of 9th graders from several public schools. >> please join me in welcoming one of our very own, angie thomas. >> reporter: she's using her newfound fame as a platform, encourage kids who grew up like she did. to write and to know their value. >> i wanted to thrive even when nobody cared. i wanted to be seen and heard. i've had kids lik