Not many folks can say they have written a book, much less a high school student. But Geneva School of Boerne senior Elle Nicholson can add the unique title of “published author” to her growing list of accomplishments.
Nicholson began writing her newly published novel for 8- to 12-year-olds, titled “Survivor,” when she was an 11-year-old student at Geneva. She said she spent about two years writing the first full draft of the novel and another three years revising and editing. The entire process took six years. She said she wrote it because she wanted to make a positive difference in the world.
“The impetus for writing the book was my love of tigers and the sad reality that they are a critically endangered species,” Nicholson said. “I feared tigers would someday go extinct, so I sought to spark change by creating a story that would educate kids on the danger humans pose to tigers. My goal has always been to start a conversation about how humans can mitigate the dangers tigers face and hopefully help the species thrive once more.
