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Author Contributions
Isabella Smith is fourteen. She loves reading and writing. Ever since she was in the sixth grade, she wanted to be published. Currently, she has published numerous poems and short stories. She speaks her mind openly, but she is not a bully like her character, Sarah Beth. Being mean in the book was out of character for her. She has great technical skills and used those to create our website and many YouTube’s promoting Camp Clearwater.
Samantha Tolleson developed the character of Luna Elric. She is thirteen and loves to draw, and read Greek mythology. When she is in the mood to be creative, she works on her own book. People think she is calm and collected, but when she gets mad, she does her best writing.
Brett Yordy wrote the character of Jacob Burton. He likes all sports and eating tacos. He was born in Louisana and loves to fish and hunt, however his favorite sport is boxing. Both Brett and his character are athletic. He and his father designed the Camp Clearwater sign shown on the cover. He is almost thirteen and will be in the 8th grade. Whenever he has free time, he is usually skateboarding.
Jorgina was written by Alexis Rodriguez. Alexis is a lot like her character. She does like heels and going all out when it comes to her clothes, but she is not as preppy. She dresses to impress, and she’s the type of girl that loves to do crazy, random things! Alexis listens to Drake, Louie Evol, Frank Ocean, T.I, Chris Brown, and Nicki Minaj. She’s very outgoing and is always doing the unthinkable! “Live life to the fullest and don’t regret anything!”
S.J.H created the juicy character of C.J. when she was at home with her mother, watching Blind Side. She likes writing, reading, music, movies, and sleeping. Most kids think she listens to screamo, but she mainly likes Nickelback, Green Day and Linkin Park. The character of C.J. on the cover is portrayed by Jaycee Mitchell, one of Mrs. Hedgecock’s Pre-AP ELA students.
Joe Johnson invented the character, Eugene Eddweiser. He 12 years old and was born in Iowa. He moved to Texas at the age of six because his mother wanted him to have a better education, and his family lived in Texas. He likes playing football and basketball. He really never liked writing until he met his homeroom teacher, Mrs. Hedgecock. She helped him learn about the wonderful world of writing. Now, he is a great writer and includes writing as one of his many hobbies.
Carlston Bladen developed the character of Cody Richardson. He will be in the 7th grade in the fall and is very intelligent. He loves sports and is an all-around good kid. He was born in Dallas and has always been a Texan. The one thing he likes more than writing is Italian food. It wasn’t hard for Carlston to write the character of Cody because they are very similar.
Kaleigh Miller was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. When she was six, she moved to Texas. She is eleven-years-old and loves the color purple. She is very close to her grandmother. She loves to shop at Hollister and Van’s stores. She wrote the part of Katherine Starkey, the owner of Camp Clearwater, and her three children. She plays the part of Daisy Starkey, Katherine’s only daughter, on the cover of the book.
Andrew H. began the character of Charlie. He didn’t get to finish his part because he had to unexpectedly move. He was smitten by Sarah Beth all during the writing of our book. The rest of the Rising Authors continued writing his part after he moved and tried to stay true to his character. Jaden Caruthers portrays Charlie on the cover of Camp Clearwater.
The character of Maria was created by Emily W. during the first semester of the year. She loves animals, art, and writing. On the cover of our book, her character, the girl with the hood covering, is portrayed by S.J.H.
Jaden Carothers wrote the character of Jack, the mysterious mountain man. Jaden is twelve-years-old and enjoys playing basketball. He likes country music, rock and roll, and is also interested in online gaming. It was hard for him to come up with a character, which lost everything yet found the strength to rescue the campers in Camp Clearwater.
Carolyn Hedgecock, the teacher of the Rising Authors, created the character of Cindi. This is the second collaborative novel she has written with her students. Two years ago the Rising Authors wrote Locker Letters. She has been teaching Pre-AP ELA and reading at North Oaks for the last eighteen years and Rising Authors for three years. She has had several magazine articles, devotionals, and poems published. Besides reading, writing, and teaching, she loves to spend time with her family, scrapbook, garden, and travel. The setting of Camp Clearwater was inspired by Red River, New Mexico, which is where she and her family vacationed for over fifteen years. She wants to congratulate the Rising Authors for all the hours of writing, revising, and editing they put into the book. They are a joy and inspiration to teach!
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Camp Clearwater: The Website
The Rising Authors of North Oaks
The Rising Authors are a select group of students who set out on a mission to become published authors. They started writing a short story that, over the span of eight months, became a novel. Each student, along with their teacher, created a unique character; and together they took their characters and themselves on a journey of self-discovery. In collaboration with over 100 high school students, who became their editors and graphic designers, these students achieved the publication of their first novel: Camp Clearwater.
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