Glen Ellyn Teen Publishes Her Own Book

When Nicole Kaiser hits the books to start her freshman year at Glenbard West High School this fall, she’ll do so as a published author. The Glen Ellyn girl has written, illustrated and self-published “The Greatest Legend of the Black River Forest.”

Writes Matt La Luz for MySuburbanLife.com:

Nicole, 14, specifically drew from the burial grounds tucked away in the ancient woodland sandwiched between the Black River and the shores of Lake Michigan at the Sheboygan Indian Mound Park in Wisconsin. ...

Nicole was influenced by the tales of the native effigy mound people, who populated the area from about 500 to 1000 A.D., according to an informational section in her book. The mound people revered sacred burial mounds in the shapes of birds, reptiles and other animals, which housed loved ones and objects.

Her story centers on a journey made by two characters, Red the fox and Chick the owl, as they set off to find magical stag antlers atop a burial mound. The antlers contain powers that can turn an animal into a human.

read more about Nicole at MySuburbanLife.com

learn more about the book at pigspublishing.com