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FOREWARD<br />
pg. 1<br />
THE BLOGGERS OF 2017<br />
pg. 2 – pg. 15<br />
BOOKS BY BLOGGERS<br />
pg.16 – pg. 17<br />
DEFINE 2017<br />
pg. 18 – pg. 19<br />
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Friends, I cannot believe we’re at the end of another year &<br />
produced a second yearbook volume. Time flies by much faster the<br />
older we get—it’s somewhat bittersweet, but life goes on.<br />
One of the reasons why I love doing the yearbook is to interact<br />
with others and help see the sense of community of some of those<br />
on the blogosphere, all hailing from different backgrounds but all<br />
willing to go out and discuss thoughts or ideas, whether it’s<br />
fangirling over a TV show (Stranger Things, anyone?) or getting<br />
down to the nitty-gritty about problems found in contemporary YA<br />
novels. There are so many ideas worth exploring and to find those<br />
with the same interests of Internet dwelling, Hobbit-hole searching,<br />
breakfast arguing, and excessive book and food photos on your<br />
camera—admit this is real—is something special.<br />
I don’t know how this next year is going to go. Some of us my leave<br />
the blogosphere for good, others may stay—I for one, know while I<br />
love doing the yearbook, I’m not sure if it’s going to happen last<br />
year for numerous reasons. But instead of dwelling on what ifs, let’s<br />
keep our heads up for everything good, shall we?<br />
xoxo<br />
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Abigail McKenna // NOVELS, DRAGONS, AND<br />
WARDROBE DOORS<br />
About: Over the years, Abby McKenna has lived in many fictional<br />
worlds. She’s journeyed through the wardrobe, attended Hogwarts,<br />
spent summers at Camp Half-Blood, & befriended many dragons. In<br />
reality, She’s a pastor’s kid, big sister, dancer, & lover of all things<br />
purple or giraffe themed.<br />
Abigail Lennah // UPS & DOWNS<br />
About: Abigail Lennah is a Filipino-American residing in northwest<br />
US. She crafts stories featuring the unnoticed gray areas between<br />
good & evil clashing forming the coherent tragedy & beauty<br />
present in life. In her spare time, she’s found in the "real" world<br />
with a (note)book at hand, volunteering at the library while making<br />
terrible puns, or taking photos with friends inside a photo booth.<br />
2017: “I have learned you can always, always ask for help, even<br />
from those individuals who appear incredibly scary. I’ve also<br />
learned to talk to your mentors and teachers twenty-four seven,<br />
because sometimes, the best life advice will come from them and<br />
maybe realize while the age difference is there, they went through<br />
the same stuff you did—the good, the bad, the hilarious and<br />
somewhat awkward.”<br />
2017: “One positive change this year is how much my walk with<br />
Christ has changed. I’m older now, & my life constantly shifts, but<br />
I’ve learned so much about Him it’s hard to think I was any other<br />
way. He’s brought me close to Himself, showing me things about<br />
His ways & His heart I’d never seen before. He’s revealing Himself<br />
to me every day in everything, & I couldn’t be more thankful or<br />
blessed.“<br />
Aliah // INDIGO INK<br />
About: Aliah’s passion is to write. She has been described as a<br />
wispy person with a spring in her step and a book clutched to her<br />
chest. When she is around people, she is always smiling, though<br />
she tends to be more of an introvert around those who are not<br />
close family and friends. Since starting her blog, she has fallen in<br />
love with life online.<br />
2017: “This year, I have done much more than just sitting in bed or<br />
on the couch. I’m proud to say I am a part of several new<br />
communities and organizations. I exercise weekly & am busy with<br />
organizing events & collaborating with others. I’m no longer bored,<br />
watching television for hours. I’ve returned to my regular reading<br />
schedule, & am as content as I’ve ever been with my new routine.”
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Amanda Brown // SKGFUN<br />
About: Amanda Brown is an 18-year-old writer and the founder<br />
of SKGfun, a blog and e-magazine written by girls, for girls. A<br />
proud INFP, Amanda feels most at home dancing in the rain,<br />
reading thick classical novels & composing music. Amanda is<br />
renowned for her terrible sense of direction, but also loyalty &<br />
compassion towards those she loves.<br />
2017: “I realized you have to blog because YOU love it. SKGfun<br />
has helped me realize that I want writing and graphic design to be<br />
in my future, and perhaps even magazine design. I've also met so<br />
many amazing girls, and my writing has grown immensely.”<br />
Anna // ANNAISH<br />
About: Anna is a bookaholic, night owl and introvert. She loves<br />
YA books, dogs, astrology, fictional characters, Dan & Phil and<br />
alternative music. Also tacos.<br />
2017: “I'm more aware of the outside world. I also discovered<br />
Parks and Recreation.”<br />
Anna C.S. // A WORLD THROUGH HER HEART<br />
About: Anna C.S. is a blued eyed, free spirit who truly believes<br />
that she is an elf. She's the messy writer, the weird big sister, & her<br />
mom's right hand. She's proud to be homeschooled & someday<br />
hopes to travel far & wide to help orphans, her biggest heart<br />
calling. She considers herself blessed growing up in a multicultural,<br />
multilingual family & most blessed of all to be Jesus' daughter.<br />
2017: “I feel like many of this year's reflections have included<br />
treasuring every day and season, yes even the unpleasant days and<br />
times, because what we sow in due season we will reap if we don't<br />
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AUTUMN // AUTUMN’S READINGS & WRITINGS<br />
About: Autumn Raelin is an aspiring creative & Jesus lover who has<br />
too many passions to be defined by one title. When not typing<br />
words furiously into her novel, she might be outside with her camera<br />
around her neck, trying to capture the beauty in the world around<br />
her.<br />
2017: “Something I found out is that in life, very little counts & it’s a<br />
crazy hard path unless you know who you are at your core & what<br />
you truly stand for. For me, I've found my identity in Jesus Christ.<br />
And 2017 taught me that regardless of the ups and downs life brings,<br />
staying rooted in what I know is right and who I know I am is the<br />
only way to stay safe and happy in this life. “<br />
Charis Rae // CHARIS RAE<br />
About: Charis is a homeschooled teen with a passion for blogging<br />
and everything that goes along with it - photography, writing, and<br />
graphic design. Her passion for words began when she could talk,<br />
and has ever since surrounded herself with books and literature.<br />
Charis is also a passionate artist, dancer, daughter of the King,<br />
and lover of life.<br />
2017: “I started self-hosting, switched to using my real name as a<br />
blogger, joined a writing workshop and have really grown as a<br />
blogger, writer, and overall person. 2017 has been good to me<br />
and I can't wait to see what 2018 has in store.”<br />
Clara Ryder // THE ZEPHYR<br />
About: Clara is a seventeen-year-old with a hunger for<br />
adventure, a love for books, and a desire to live her life to the<br />
fullest. She’s just an average girl who loves to write, watch old<br />
movies, drink tea, day-dream of living in England, watch Downton<br />
Abbey, eat Chinese food, fan girl over Collabro and take walks.<br />
2017: “don't accept something as truth / just because its coming<br />
from someone you respect. / we are all still growing. / we are all<br />
still just learning to breathe, / to care, / to see, / to forgive, / to<br />
live, / to love. we are all still learning about what it means to be<br />
human. / and each of us have to discover what that means to us, /<br />
in our own time.” -- c.r ryder<br />
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Daisy Paquet // CAUGHT DAYDREAMING<br />
About: Daisy Louise Paquet is a dictating authoress who is<br />
obsessed with Batman, Tamatoa, and coffee. She may accidentally<br />
attack you with sarcasm, but she'll try to be nice. She was<br />
exposed to fandoms at an early age and thus can only speak<br />
Nerd.<br />
2017: “I feel like I made a lot of friends in the blogging world this<br />
year- my blog was going through some changes, & so many<br />
people gave me positive feedback.”<br />
Ellie // ON THE OTHER SIDE OF REALITY<br />
About: Ellie’s been blogging for almost three years & but hopes<br />
she’s doing an okay job of winging it. Pansexual & proud, she<br />
would like to take this opportunity to clarify that she is in no way<br />
romantically attracted to anybody’s kitchenware. Her hobbies<br />
include spending too much money on nerdy t-shirts, insulting<br />
people in Elvish, & attempting a thing called writing.<br />
2017: “I’ve noticed this year had an increase in my social<br />
confidence. For the first time, I often have someone to turn to &<br />
I’m confident in my social interactions. Is that a typical answer?<br />
Probably. Has stuff like that lost most of its meaning because we<br />
hear it so often? Likely. But it means something to me. And –<br />
something else I’ve learnt this year – that’s enough. “<br />
Esther // AN INDEFATIGABLE LITTLE SCRIBBLER<br />
About: If not burrowed away in her hobbit hole writing stories<br />
about the darkness that is life, this Time Lady is reading a book (or<br />
seven), baking cookies, or ranting in a blog post/comment on the<br />
internet. She also has a family that probably do something and she<br />
occasionally asks them for sandwiches.<br />
2017: “I realized that even though life sucks, I can choose to make it<br />
better. I can't change the bad things that have happened before, but I<br />
CAN change how I deal with it. God is so good.”<br />
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Hannah // CARPE DIEM<br />
About: Hannah is eighteen, with hazel eyes she’ll claim are green<br />
on any given day even if they are obviously looking brown. She<br />
goes to parks and play her trusty ukulele and pretends she can<br />
sing. She does indeed have a sort of catchphrase or motto, and<br />
that is "Carpe Diem" which is Latin for "Seize the Day."<br />
2017: “My positive memory involves a friend that I'm a very close<br />
to & a trip I took to see them. I vowed I'd visit them before they<br />
made another big move. I kept my promise & have a head full of<br />
amazing memories that were made on my trip. Like dodging<br />
puddles while holding tightly to a shared umbrella. Visiting too<br />
many coffee shops to count, riding the underground T, and hugs<br />
that you hold onto as you board the plane home.”<br />
Gray Marie // WRITING IS LIFE<br />
About: Gray Marie Cox is a Texas girl and author. She is a firm<br />
believer in good books for all. Despite being perfectly blunt, she<br />
is very loud & energetic most of the time because she is a blonde<br />
trapped in a brunette's body. Gray is part of the rare & strange<br />
breed of extroverted writers, which is why it takes her forever<br />
to finish a book, because she'd rather be out partying with her<br />
friends. You can find her at the library with a huge book bag,<br />
your local pool swimming laps, wherever good music is being<br />
played & sung, or you can go to her blog to read her thoughts &<br />
rants at Writing is Life.<br />
2017: “I became more at ease with sharing my writing with<br />
fellow book lovers and writers!”<br />
Hannah Musk // THE RELENTLESS DAYDREAMER<br />
About: A writer who somehow manages to survive without coffee,<br />
(and no, is not superhuman) lover of Spotify playlists, dark<br />
chocolate, and hoodies, (among other things, daydreamer full of<br />
inspiration and aspirations, ultimately striving to trust in God and<br />
live fully for Him.<br />
2017: “I wrote two first draft novels for Camp NaNo and<br />
NaNoWriMo! (at least I hope to have Nano completed by the time<br />
the end of November).”<br />
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Hanne // ROCKANDMINERALS4HIM<br />
About: Christian • blogger • musician • bibliophile • person of too<br />
many interests • ESFP • goal setter • grammar Nazi • weird • does<br />
not discriminate against colors<br />
2017: “Hitting 100 followers on the blog, twitter, and Instagram!”<br />
Hailey // NOW ALL I KNOW IS GRACE<br />
About: Hailey Hudson is an eighteen-year-old homeschool grad<br />
from the foothills of North Georgia. She's an author and a<br />
professional freelance writer; she also plays travel softball and<br />
tutors underprivileged kids at a local nonprofit. Hailey loves<br />
Harry Potter and her beagle puppy!<br />
2017: “During 2017, God brought me out of some tough times<br />
and demonstrated to me that freedom can truly be found in<br />
Christ's love. I've also discovered that I am capable of making a<br />
living writing, which has been the coolest thing ever.”<br />
Isabel // LITTLEMISSWIZZY<br />
About: She is a kind, funny author, who wants to believe that<br />
life's not that short, and that life is a game, and the choices we<br />
make to win, will tell our future.<br />
2017: “2017 was definitely a busy year! I started my blog, broke<br />
my phone, left 6th grade and entered 7th! But I think I changed a<br />
lot. I learned multiple lessons that I will never forget, and were<br />
hard to get past. I made so many new friends, and lost so many<br />
others. I think 2017 was like the intro, and this intro is telling me<br />
that the rest of the story is going to be even harder!”<br />
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Izzy // B L U R R Y F A C E<br />
INTRO: Izzy is twelve-years-old and likes rock and pop-punk<br />
music, photography, art, and being outside<br />
2017: “Probably how many bands I've gotten into since New<br />
Year’s. My resolution was to not get into anymore bands, yet<br />
that failed.”<br />
Jo Day // THE BEARABLE BLOG<br />
About: In 2017, Sir David Attenborough recorded the first ever<br />
sighting of a Jo. The creature wore the deceptive mask of an 18-<br />
year-old girl armed with a cup of green tea, caught in Australia<br />
whilst writing about pop culture, socio-political issues &<br />
philosophical musings on her blog.<br />
2017: “2017 was the year I woke up. Really. For two years I'd felt<br />
like I lived in a dream sequence. I don't know what made me<br />
believe in beauty again. Maybe it was great music, great books or<br />
great places I visited. So I started a lifetime bucket list with more<br />
of each of these things. Looking through a tunnel and seeing<br />
sunnier fields on the other side ... that's a positive change,<br />
definitely!”<br />
Julia Ryan // THE BAREFOOT GAL<br />
About: Basically, she is the barefoot gal who writes poetry at<br />
midnight. She’s a bed head enthusiast and the DIY QUEEN. She’s<br />
love the library - like total dream job. This year, she wrote my<br />
second novel and published my first collection of poems. Also,<br />
she lives in Neverland.<br />
2017: “Hmm...well, I think this is rather strange, but my garden<br />
this year!! I've grown way more confident in working with the<br />
vegetables. It's so exciting!”<br />
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Lexie // WHAT LEXIE LOVES<br />
About: Lexie is a thirteen-year-old blogger who loves reading,<br />
writing, listening to music, make-up & more. She has been blogging<br />
for over three years now & believes it has changed her life for the<br />
better. She is a creative, quirky teenager who wants to change the<br />
world in some way & is trying her best to do so.<br />
2017: “For me blogging-wise 2017 has been a hard year. I have<br />
spent a lot less time reading blogs & instead spent my time<br />
watching YouTube and TV. Not only that but I haven't been<br />
posting regularly and feel like I have rather neglected my blog in a<br />
way. I still absolutely love my blog with all my heart but feel like for<br />
me, and many others, YouTube has of taken over. I really want to<br />
change this and hope I can find a fun way to do so!”<br />
Mackenzie // PAPER PIZZA<br />
About: Kenzie is a friendly introvert who enjoys expressing her<br />
love for pizza and books through miscellaneous words and the<br />
overuse of caps. In her free time, you may find her in her room,<br />
silently plotting to attack the world with glitter and yellow paint.<br />
2017: I believe that the most positive transformation that<br />
happened for me in 2017 was putting my blog through some<br />
major changes. I feel as though it was the next step I needed to<br />
take as a blogger and I did it.<br />
LISA // Inkwell<br />
About: She began her journey fifteen years ago & has discovered<br />
many things. She found God is amazing. She’s seen books are<br />
portals to other worlds she can visit at any time. She discovered<br />
she wants to be a writer of every genre she can master. She<br />
knows life holds much more for her to explore, thus why she<br />
calls herself an adventurer - because there’s a hundred & one<br />
things she’s ready to try. She’s called Lisa. And she’d love to meet<br />
you.<br />
2017: “I’ve learned I’m some writer - & found teens with the<br />
same interests. I’ve discovered a world of things I didn’t know<br />
before we turned the corner to 2017. I could write pages about<br />
all the things they’ve taught & what I’ve learned can be summed<br />
up in these words: never say you can’t. This year, friends, I’ve<br />
found one more piece of who I am.”<br />
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Mary Shelley Reid // THE REID WHO WRITES<br />
About: Mary Shelley is a southern girl who loves Jesus, coffee,<br />
and words. When she’s not writing, she’s taking photos, reading,<br />
or jamming to Mumford & Sons.<br />
2017: I have become more confident in my endeavors & pursing<br />
my dreams as I’ve realized that perfection is impossible, and the<br />
only one who’s keeping me from my dream is me.<br />
May // FOREVER AND EVERLY<br />
About: May (aka the Mango Queen) is a teenage reader, writer,<br />
dancer, & blogger. Another of her passions is to dance & be moved<br />
by music. May blogs at Forever and Everly, with lots of screaming &<br />
mangoes involved. She is Thai & proud, supporting all types of<br />
equality, including race, gender, & sexuality. She thinks herself to be<br />
very sweet and friendly, so hopefully she'll see you around!<br />
2017: “I started blogging! I began my blog in January 2017, &<br />
changed so much since then. I've gotten more immersed into the<br />
bookish world, made the best of friends who I love with all of my<br />
heart, & grown in confidence as well as just becoming a better<br />
person. I definitely would not be the person I am today if I hadn't<br />
started my blog this year.”<br />
Mira Elizabeth // STEPPING INTO SUNSHINE<br />
About: "Her soul was too deep to explore by those who always<br />
swam in the shallow end.” -A.J. Lawless 2017<br />
2017: “Never underestimate the little things. I helped put on a<br />
free car wash with my youth group & an elderly woman in a car<br />
whose hood was dingy pulled up. She asked if it was free & if there<br />
was a suggested donation. I replied there was none & it’s an honor<br />
to serve her. She raised it with a strangled cry of laughter and<br />
tears. Later I learned that she had recently had surgery and could<br />
find no one to help her wash her car, but that our free car wash<br />
was the answer to her prayers. Simple acts of kindness might<br />
seem like they don't mean anything, but they could change<br />
someone's whole day for the better.”<br />
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Nabila // HOT TOWN COOL GIRL<br />
About: Nabila is a twelve-year-old girl who is a little bit of a nerd<br />
& absolutely loves blogging. Her natural habitat is on the couch<br />
with a computer or book in her hand. Her favorite things are<br />
reading, blogging, acting, singing, writing, & anything relating to<br />
talking. Nabila lives with her parents & two sisters in Texas.<br />
2017: “My whole mindset on how I think of the world changed<br />
quite a bit. When I was younger I thought things were unfair &<br />
complained over things like chores, & would tell this opinion to<br />
everything who would listen. Over this past year I realized a lot of<br />
things are unfair, but I’m so lucky, & shouldn't complain about<br />
small things. Instead, I should learn and maybe try to make a<br />
difference so that I can help someone who's life really is unfair.”<br />
Noor // BOOKMARKD<br />
About: Noor is an avid reader, potiential alien, writer, & world<br />
creator (and destroyer. sometimes.) She loves anything pumpkin<br />
flavored & she's crazy for Harry Potter (the series, but also the<br />
character). She hates mushy blueberries & loves anything Maggie<br />
Stiefvater. But most importantly, she loves having her blog and<br />
sharing her never ending love for books.<br />
2017: “2017 was a bittersweet year, but throughout the months, I<br />
gathered one important lesson: never conform for anyone else.<br />
You do your own thing, you manage your own life, but never<br />
change because someone else wants you to. You are your own<br />
person, your own individual, and you should act like it.”<br />
Olivia Williams // LIFE AS A YOUNG LADY<br />
About: Olivia is a seventeen-year-old Daughter of God, blogger,<br />
writer, reader, & food-and-music lover. She's also a lover of the<br />
Marvel Cinematic Universe and a homeschooler in her senior<br />
year of high school. (She would also like to remind everyone that<br />
the class of 2018 will be the "most lit graduating class since<br />
1918").<br />
2017: “I attended this super-lit pre-college creative writing<br />
program this past summer and WOW. It removed a years-long<br />
writer's block, introduced me to some of the most beautiful<br />
people I've ever met, and taught me what college life is really like.<br />
It really did change me and blessed me a lot.”<br />
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Rachel // SILVER MESS<br />
About: Rachel is a writer, blogger, and video-maker who loves<br />
children's fiction and daily vlogging. When she's not dreaming up<br />
ideas for her next middle-grade story or editing a video, she's<br />
hunting down her next indie-pop obsession, watching Netflix, or<br />
spending time with friends and family.<br />
2017: “I got a lot more serious about learning how to write well,<br />
and in doing so have really seen my own growth as a writer. I<br />
bought writing books on Amazon and took notes on them, I read<br />
writing blogs, and really tried to work on my craft. This is the<br />
year I got serious about it, and I'm so glad I did.”<br />
Róisín K // TOTALLY RÓ<br />
About: Róisín is an eighteen-year-old Irish Ravenclaw trying to<br />
make it through the roller coaster of life currently on the bumpy<br />
part of the Leaving Cert. Most of her friends and family call her Ró<br />
(pronounced row), where she got her blog name from Totally Ró.<br />
2017: “My favourite memory of 2017 is going to Edinburgh for five<br />
days with my family. I enjoyed exploring another amazing city & the<br />
culture offered. It was a chill time where I didn't have to worry<br />
much about anything. I got to goof around, be a tourist & buy a few<br />
things. I also went to The Elephant House Cafe where JK Rowling<br />
wrote some of Harry Potter. It is such a wonderful place except<br />
for the unpredictability of the weather and I felt at peace there as if<br />
nothing in the world could bother me.”<br />
Sarah // THE INTROVERTED EXTROVERT<br />
About: Sarah is a blogger, writer, photographer & crafter who<br />
started writing seriously at twelve, got into photography at ten, &<br />
DIY-ed since forever and has tried basically 18213102938 crafts –<br />
dabbling in almost anything and everything She mostly blogs about<br />
life, with all its random realness & thoughts.<br />
2017: “This year, I learned a lot about living in the moment. My<br />
perfectionism was too much for me, & took up time that could<br />
have been used to make memories. After praying, fighting and trying<br />
to do it all myself, I finally gave it over to God. After just letting the<br />
stress of things go and giving it all over to, I was able to make so<br />
many more memories and have an epic summer.”<br />
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Sarah Rodecker // PEN OF A READY WRITER<br />
About: Sarah Rodecker is a Christian twenty-something ailurophile<br />
who loves food, books, & making things. She leads The Order of the<br />
Pen, her writing group co-founded in 2014. When she’s not writing,<br />
she can be found driving people places & exploring the strengths and<br />
talents God gave her.<br />
2017: “I learned to branch out & try new, scary things in the writing<br />
world by learning the ropes of blogging and social media. I'm not<br />
usually one for being super public. Do people really care about the<br />
millionth picture of my cat? Probably not, but they do like knowing I<br />
have a real life & that's important when making connections.<br />
Learning to get comfortable in this discomfort zone has opened a lot<br />
of doors I wouldn't otherwise have, so I'm proud I took the leap.”<br />
Savannah Grace // SCATTERED SCRIBBLINGS<br />
About: Savannah Grace is a dreamer, a creator, and a believer in<br />
the power of stories. She’s also a teenage Christian writer living in<br />
Nebraska. Writing is her passion. Her gel pen may or may not be<br />
permanently glued to her hand. When she isn’t buried in her story,<br />
you can find her reading, daydreaming, & living life as best she can.<br />
2017: I’ve learned more about storytelling, and just how powerful<br />
– and hard! – it is. Writing is both incredibly tough and incredibly<br />
rewarding – and in 2017, I think I’ve started to discover more of<br />
that illusive “voice” that writers tend to have. I’ve started to love<br />
my writing more. My novel, Killing Snow, is slowly being pieced<br />
together as God teaches me more about what it means to be a<br />
storyteller. I can’t wait to see where it goes from here!<br />
Skye // A LITTLE INKLING<br />
About: Skye is a twelve-year-old blogger who started in August<br />
last year. She previously blogged on TargetGirl Online under the<br />
alias TargetGirl (so original). Several months ago, she started A<br />
Little Inkling to mainly focus on book-blogging. Her biggest love is<br />
photography and is obsessed with her camera.<br />
2017: “This year I have really found myself, As I described on<br />
first post on A Little Inkling, I have always lived behind a mask to<br />
form myself into the person others want me to be. This year I am<br />
throwing away the mask and just being me.”<br />
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Sophie “Shuffle” M. // LUNAR REFLECTIONS<br />
About: Sophie "Shuffle" M. is a writer, reader, and dreamer<br />
extraordinaire. She loves Lunar Chronicles, is a proud Hufflepuff,<br />
and has been blogging for about a year. She's sarcastic, and has a<br />
slight obsession with galaxies.<br />
2017: “I was accepted into a great school out of state from<br />
where I live currently. I also had my 1 year blogiversary, and<br />
have almost finished my first novelette!”<br />
Sophie // LAVENDER + BLUE<br />
INTRO: Sophy is a long-time blogger & photographer living in the<br />
Finger Lakes Region of New York. Her best friend is her Nikon<br />
d7000 camera. She’s left-handed, an extremely enthusiastic<br />
blogger, & a reader of British murder mysteries. She has played<br />
piano for nearly ten years & is currently working on her debut<br />
album, "Greye".<br />
2017: “One of the best transformations for me this year was on<br />
my blog. I became much more open about myself & used my blog<br />
as almost a journal to document my life rather than just post<br />
photos on sporadically! I believe this is a good change because I<br />
know someday I'm going to want to look back through my blog and<br />
remember myself as I am now.”<br />
Vanessa // SIMPLY ME<br />
About: Vanessa started blogging to save memories from her life.<br />
Her blog serves as a creative outlet she shares with other people<br />
of like interest. She enjoys nature, dancing, exercise,<br />
photography, music, making pretty meals and other randoms.<br />
2017: “Self-love is something I knew I wanted to focus on this<br />
year. Self-love is so important to being human but is often<br />
neglected and I wanted to able to think of myself in more positive<br />
and uplifting terms. Over 2017 I have put more focus on myself<br />
and the outcome has been really amazing. I have learned more<br />
about myself and grew a better relationship with myself.”<br />
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Zane // SIMPLE IMPOSSIBILITIES<br />
About: Zane Jones, a writer, reader, & daydream believer, loves<br />
abandoned places, old photographs, typewriters, & stories. Coming<br />
home after a time away is one of the best feelings. Although she<br />
occasionally wishes she lived in the past, in all honesty she's happy<br />
exactly where she is. You can usually find her with her head in the<br />
clouds and her nose in a book.<br />
2017: “I’ve learned how to express myself a lot better this year,<br />
through the start of my very first blog. Although I started knowing<br />
nothing, I’ve gradually learned from other bloggers, my dad, &<br />
YouTube. It’s been a great experience, & everyone has been<br />
supportive! The blogging community is amazing, & I’ve loved making<br />
friends online. I feel like I’ve gotten more confident in putting my<br />
work out there for all to see. And that’s definitely a good thing.”<br />
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Forest Zooks //<br />
Gray Marie Cox<br />
Kimberly Wallace is a normal twelve-year-old girl,<br />
who has just recently moved to a tiny and mysterious<br />
town riddled with mystery. When she begins to see<br />
strange creatures in the forest surrounding the town,<br />
no one believes her. Kimberly becomes determined<br />
to figure out what is going on.<br />
Available on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, & Lulu.com<br />
Hope is the Thing With<br />
Feathers // Hailey Hudson<br />
When Amelie's safe and comfortable life in Prague is<br />
suddenly disturbed by the Nazis, she doesn't know<br />
what to think. However, she holds on to one thing:<br />
birds. From Prague to Terezin to Auschwitz, the birds<br />
have always been there. For her, they represent hope<br />
in the darkest of times.<br />
Now available on Lulu.com<br />
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A Beautiful Disaster //<br />
Daisy Paquet<br />
When Wither is crowned king of the faerie, he knows that it is<br />
up to him to free his people from the UnderKingdom, a vast<br />
network of mines that his people have been confined to for a<br />
thousand years. In a desperate attempt to prove himself, he<br />
kidnaps the pyxie princess and swears that he will stop at<br />
nothing to convince her to help them.<br />
When Aspin, princess of the pyxie, finds herself in the<br />
UnderKingdom, her first instinct isn't fright- she has never been<br />
frightened of anything, for there has never been anything for her<br />
to be frightened of. When she meets the faerie, she agrees to<br />
help them into the world- into the light. A thousand years is far<br />
too long; no one should be in the dark that long.<br />
Together, Wither and Aspin launch headlong into an adventure,<br />
setting off a chain of events out of their control.<br />
Now available on Amazon.<br />
Poetry Volume One //<br />
Julia Ryan<br />
Through a series of poetry accompanied with black<br />
and white photos, Julia Ryan takes readers on a<br />
riveting, insightful journey.<br />
Now available on Twilight to Dawn<br />
(http://twilighttodawn.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_13.html)<br />
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Warcross by Marie Lu<br />
Nightfall by Shannon Messenger<br />
Andora's Folly by Abigayle Clare Ellison<br />
The Blood Race by K. A. Emmons<br />
The Girl Who Could See by Kara Swanson<br />
Over Maya Dead Body by Sandra Orchard<br />
The Assassin's Curse by Kevin Sands<br />
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green<br />
Caraval by Stephanie Garber<br />
Unraveling by Sara Ella<br />
The Happiness Index by Julie Israel<br />
Eliza & Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia<br />
The Ship of the Dead" by Rick Riordan<br />
A Quiet Kind Of Thunder by Sara Barnard<br />
Renegades by Marissa Meyer<br />
A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab<br />
Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie<br />
Morrill<br />
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas<br />
Exiles by Jaye L. Knight<br />
// "Castle on the Hill" by Ed Sheeran.<br />
// “Rockabye” by Clean Bandit<br />
// “Saturn” by Sleeping at Last<br />
// The Beauty and the Beast soundtrack<br />
// “Green Light” by Lorde<br />
// The “Dear Evan Hansen” soundtrack<br />
// “Location” by Khalid<br />
// “Walking the Wire” by Imagine Dragons<br />
// “Riptide/We Don't Believe What's On TV” by<br />
Abbiee<br />
Listen to the full playlist here!*<br />
https://open.spotify.com/user/abigaillen<br />
nah/playlist/7CZGKLJTsLsQzKqKgVYw<br />
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*Note: while the songs are all clean, many<br />
contain suggestable content suited for those<br />
thirteen and over. Please visit the following<br />
document as to song specific content:<br />
http://bit.ly/2CmI7qj
“Slime, fidget spinners, and the Dancing Hot Dog.” • “Ummm. Instagram Live? I literally have no idea.” •<br />
“The Floor is Lava challenge.” • “The first-ever head transplant scheduled at the end of 2017.” • “All I<br />
can think of is mass crowds of humans staring at their phones playing Pokémon. Isn't that sad?!” • “The Beauty<br />
and the Beast craze around the release of the new movie... I'm such a nerd.” • “Mocking SpongeBob<br />
meme was a pretty defining meme.” • “The Women's March that I went to in January really has<br />
impacted my life. When I think back to that event and how many people were there, I feel so<br />
empowered and I realize that change can happen, and there are so many people advocating for<br />
it.” • "Definitely fidget spinners! I still don't get the point, though. Sorry. I bet they'll be ancient history in a<br />
couple years, just like Silly Bandz and Rainbow Looms. Anyone remember those?” • “Solar Eclipse!!” • “The<br />
inauguration of President Donald Trump was a really big deal." • “iPhone X had everybody going crazy!” •<br />
”Early 2017, Dabs. Which are dead, sorry to break it to you but DABS ARE DEAD.” • “The coming together<br />
of a nation after unspeakable tragedies (hurricanes Irma and Harvey and the many shootings<br />
around the nation). There are a lot of evil people in the world, but there are also good people who<br />
want to make a positive difference.” • “The release of Ravenquill Press!”<br />
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A World Through Her Heart<br />
Autumn's Readings & Writings<br />
Charis Rae<br />
The Zephyr<br />
Caught Daydreaming<br />
On the Other Side of Reality<br />
An Indefatigable Little Scribbler<br />
Writing is Life<br />
Carpe Diem<br />
RockandMinerals4Him<br />
The Relentless Daydreamer<br />
Now All I Know is Grace<br />
LittleMissWizzy<br />
b l u r r y f a c e<br />
The Bearable Blog<br />
The Barefoot Gal<br />
Twilight to Dawn<br />
What Lexie Loves<br />
Inkwell<br />
Paper Pizza<br />
The Reid Who Writes<br />
Forever and Everly<br />
Stepping In Sunshine<br />
Hot Town Cool Girl<br />
Bookmarkd<br />
Life as a Young Lady<br />
Silver Mess<br />
Totally Ró<br />
The Introverted Extrovert<br />
Pen of a Ready Writer<br />
Scattered Scribblings<br />
A Little Inkling<br />
Lunar Reflections<br />
Lavender + Blue<br />
Simply Me<br />
Simple Impossibilities<br />
https://worldthroughherheart.blogspot.com/<br />
https://autumnreadsandwritesallday.blogspot.com<br />
http://charisrae.com/<br />
http://reasonstosmile4jesus.blogspot.com/<br />
http://happydayswithanonymousa.blogspot.com<br />
http://www.ontheothersideofreality.org<br />
http://scribblingpencils.blogspot.com<br />
http://graymariewrites.blogspot.com/<br />
http://everythingisbetterwithpolkadots.blogspot.com/<br />
http://rockandminerals4him.wordpress.com/<br />
http://therelentlessdaydreamer.blogspot.com/<br />
http://haileyhudson.wordpress.com/<br />
http://littlemisswizzy.blogspot.com/<br />
https://lostinmyownworld567.blogspot.com/<br />
http://bearableblog.blogspot.com/<br />
http://thebarefootgal.blogspot.com/<br />
http://twilighttodawn.blogspot.com<br />
http://www.whatlexieloves.blogspot.com<br />
http://thisinkwell.blogspot.ca/<br />
http://thoughts-of-a-fangirl.blogspot.com/<br />
http://www.thereidwhowrites.com/<br />
https://foreverandeverly.wordpress.com/<br />
http://steppinginsunshine.blogspot.com<br />
http://hottowncoolgirl.blogspot.com/<br />
http://www.alittlebitofsunshineblog.com/<br />
http://lifeasyounglady.blogspot.com/<br />
http://silvermess.com/<br />
http://totallyro.blogspot.ie/<br />
http://the-introverted-extrovert.blogspot.com/<br />
http://sarahrodeckerwriter.blogspot.com/<br />
http://scattered-scribblings.blogspot.com/<br />
http://alittleinklings.blogspot.com/<br />
http://shufflehufflecat.blogspot.com/<br />
http://sophyslighthouse.blogspot.com/<br />
http://www.itssimplyme.com/<br />
http://simpleimpossibilities.com/<br />
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This yearbook was assembled a lot by me, but there are a<br />
ton of people and those I need to credit.<br />
All album and book cover photos belong to their<br />
respective authors & cover makers.<br />
Photos used at the bottom of the “Define 2017” pages<br />
were provided via Unsplash.<br />
Thank you to Vanessa, Skye, and Autumn for all providing<br />
background photos! Another big thank you and shout out<br />
to the playlist listeners—Hanne, Olivia, McKenzie,<br />
Mackenzie, Aliah, & Lexie. All of you are the best!<br />
Until next year! (?)