Aly Black was thirteen years old and she was really passionate about writing. Ever since she read Matilda in grade one she had wanted to be an author. Her parents doubted her at first because she was troublesome at school–she got sent to the principal's about twice a week at best–but Aly worked really hard on her stories even at the age of six.
She would hand cut paper from her notebook and staple it together being very careful not to hurt her fingers, then she would work on the cover.
She named her books things like "Sara's Adventure" and "The Day Things Got Wierd."
Her spelling may not have been perfect and her handwriting needed work, but Aly concentrated very hard on making her little stories.
It was an important part of who she was, and an even more important part of who she would become.
