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    {"id":10888,"date":"2020-04-28T17:56:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T17:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/?p=10888"},"modified":"2023-05-10T19:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T19:27:37","slug":"student-spotlight-student-author-starts-a-new-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/student-spotlight-student-author-starts-a-new-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Student Author Starts a New Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='hr av-lhi3945u-8c7f0666c1e2fc4c5548e497068a9640 hr-default  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhi3ej0i-4256a7e7e6ffc860c935f99e5c119378\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhi3ej0i-4256a7e7e6ffc860c935f99e5c119378 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhi3ej0i-4256a7e7e6ffc860c935f99e5c119378 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-10891 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10891 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/News-post-template.png\" alt='Female student smiles at the camera' title='News post template'  height=\"375\" width=\"500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/News-post-template.png 500w, https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/News-post-template-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/News-post-template-450x338.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='hr av-lhi397mb-e202bc05fd98df6b3d42f5c6a128f5c7 hr-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhi39br6-e42c84df422898cb262a95fde4fc1e7a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Student Spotlight: Student Author Starts a New Chapter<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many young writers dream of publishing their first book, few can claim to be a published author before they even start high school. But Visions 8th grade student, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Allie-Kat-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allie Kat*<\/a>, has been writing since she was ten years old. She is the proud published author of multiple children&#8217;s books.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy friends moved away a few years ago,\u201d Allie Kat said when asked why she started writing. \u201c[My book characters] were immediately my friends.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the urging of her mother, Allie pursued her passion and turned her first writing project into her first story. As she made the transition into middle school, Allie and her family looked for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/home-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>flexible choice<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that would allow her to <\/span><strong>pursue her writing career<\/strong>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This eventually led her to Visions In Education and credentialed teacher Megan Edens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI really enjoy being her student,\u201d Allie Kat said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Visions, Allie Kat is able to <\/span><strong>work at her own pace<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and balance being a successful author and student. She is able to keep writing her own work, in a creative writing exploration class and as part of our <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/news-cat\/your-voice-matters-at-visions-writing-class\/\">Find Your Voice writing class<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that brings young authors together to publish an anthology. Allie Kat has been published multiple times, both as part of collaborations and in her own standalone projects. Her latest book, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adventures-Matzu-Jungle-Divided\/dp\/1545047979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adventures of Baby Matzu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a children\u2019s book that was inspired by her aunt and uncle\u2019s new baby.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI didn\u2019t expect it to become a book,\u201d Allie Kat said. \u201cI just got inspired and started writing.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">The Next Chapter<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allie Kat was recently featured at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/greatvalleybookfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great Valley BookFest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has a number of projects in the works. 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