Teen Author Publishes First Book
Amber Lacombe writes, plays music and keeps good grades, all while fighting a chronic illness.
Most adults are unable to say they've had a book published and even fewer teenagers can say that. However, 14-year-old Amber Lacombe recently had her first book published and is in the process of completing a second one. Amber, an eighth grader at Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School loves to write and began writing her first book, Family of Heroes (Prophecy of the Black Cat) when she was in third grade and began the publishing process during her sixth grade year. Aside from being an author, Amber enjoys writing short stories and poetry, playing bass guitar, viola, flute and bass clarinet and spends time with her friends and twin sister, Lisa, who is also an avid writer. What makes Amber's accomplishments even more impressive is that she …
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Jim
8:57 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012
An outstanding achievement!! Best of luck in all future endeavors! more ›