Rising Authors: Danaxe Osorio, Blackford Elementary School

The ninth annual includes 13 students from throughout the district.

Danaxe Osorio is the Blackford Elementary School winner, with her book, Danaxe's Story: A Travel Through Time.

Campbell Patch asked seven questions of the fourth grader and here is what she had to say.

Campbell Patch: Why do you like to write?

Danaxe Osorio: I like to write because it gives me freedom.  It is not like a chore or homework where I have to do stuff.

Patch: What do you like to write about?

Danaxe: Something to do with adventures.

Patch: What is your favorite book?

Danaxe: “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.”

Patch: Do you have a favorite character? What do you like about them?

Danaxe: The Little Red Hen. Because she talks too much like me.

Patch: Do you have a favorite author? What do you like about them?

Danaxe: Kathryn Otoshi because she does simple art and her stories always have a message about being positive.

Patch: What is your book about?

Danaxe: It’s an adventure book about two girls traveling through time and seeing things in the past and also in the future.

Patch: Why is writing important to you?

Danaxe: It is important to express myself in my own way.

Excerpt of Danaxe's Story: A Travel Through Time is under photos to the right.

To read, vote on and purchase this book, visit this site.

The award ceremony takes place Nov. 9, 7:00 p.m. at Barnes & Noble in the Pruneyard.