A letter from the editors

A magazine by: Peyton Phan, Mary Sparks, Janessa Deberry, and Skyyler Buckley

Welcome and thank you for picking up our magazine!

In this magazine we dive into the extravagant world of literature. Within these pages, you will be able to find more about the different genres and styles of books to the process of writing a novel. Our magazine topic was chosen because of our passionate love of books and what it takes in order to create the ambitious words that we read on those pages. Many people think that reading is boring and would much rather turn on a video game, but hey! You’re reading this right now. Reading can unlock many doors to unknown universes that you are able to explore. We hope that after you finish reading our magazine you will be motivated to grab a book and explore the many worlds and the adventures that it holds.

Happy Reading, Peyton, Mary, Janessa, and Skyyler

Peyton Phan is 15 years old. She really enjoys creative writing, and she was quite excited to write about banned books for Ezine. She has a passion for reading and volleyball, with plans to go off to a university after graduating high school. In addition to all of that, she loves skittles, her dog named Mollie, and her two younger siblings.

14 year old Mary Sparks lives in Austin texas. She loves to read historical fiction books. She has done gymnastics for 13 years. Mary mainly participates in floor and bars but nevertheless she enjoys all parts of the sport as they seem to relax her. After she graduates from LASA she has hopes of becoming an elementary school teacher, preferably grades kindergarten through second.

Skyyler buckley is 14 years old. He really enjoys sports, playing ultimate frisbee and baseball at the time. He finds them a great release. His favorite season is winter for the weather. He lives in Austin with his mother, father, three siblings, two dogs, and two birds. He wants to go to California for college to become a doctor because he likes money and helping others. He is super excited to write his first newspaper (but mostly to take photos) and hopes you enjoy reading it.

Janessa Deberry is full of energy and personality. You will never find her lacking enthusiasm for whatever it is she happens to be up to. For ezine she wrote about manga specifically the genres and different takes on them. Her hobbies and interests mainly consist of drawing and reading. She knows she wants to go to college, not sure where to yet. With some interesting things about her being that she likes chocolate ice cream and has a dog named Apollo and one named Bella. She was eager to get started and discover the potential of this class and hope that you enjoy her part in the magazine.