Yes, this novel was written by high school freshmen! Students in Mrs. Felske’s 1st hour Accelerated Freshman English class at
East Troy High School collaboratively wrote First Draft, an episodic novel, learning a great deal about fiction writing, editing, and history along the way. They found the process rewarding (and exhausting) and hope their readers enjoy meeting the characters they developed in various historical epochs and appreciate the ties (some overt, some hidden) linked throughout the chapters into Margo’s larger narrative.