Your Stories: Volume 1

Teenage author Taylor Joseph visited 135 schools across the U.S., speaking about her publishing experiences and collecting more than 800 stories from students. Your Stories (Vol. 1) showcases some of the best young writers in the country, like these:

Erin Beaudry, Mason, OH, ''The Dream Key'': Victoria Willis finds an unusual key in a cemetery that allows her to predict the future through her dreams. But when her dreams turn to nightmares, things spiral out of control.

Sarah Peterson, Fenton, MO, ''Christmas Miracle'': Twelve-year-old Chelsea Parks has cancer and is in the hospital for yet another operation. Her unshakable faith and determination touches everyone around her at the most joyful time of year.

Abigail Scheirer, Liberty Boro, PA, ''The Hunt'': Bayard Crenshaw is a real-life ghost hunter whose task is to rid the earth of evil spirits. Following six mysterious deaths, he must battle one of the most dangerous ghosts he's ever encountered.

Your Stories (Vol. 1) will leave readers of all ages intrigues, spellbound, and begging for more.

Taylor Joseph is nineteen years old and lives in Canton, Michigan. Her quest to promote literacy started at age fifteen when she published her first book, The Crossing.

Now with eight published books, she attends Oakland Community College working toward the Medical Sonogram Program. She has one brother who attends The University of Michigan at the engineering school.

Taylor has been to 143 schools promoting reading and writing and enjoys helping children and the elderly. She likes reading, watching hockey and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Although she donates much of her time to promoting literacy, she spends her free time with her family including her Golden Retriever Dakota.