Elizabeth Forward junior Rhyan Smith publishes children’s book
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April 27, 2023

Elizabeth Forward junior Rhyan Smith publishes children’s book

By Stacy Wolford

By LIAM BELAN
lbelan@yourmvi.com
Elizabeth Forward High School junior Rhyan Smith has always been the creative type.
Ever since she was a little girl, Rhyan has always asked her parents for notebooks, books, art supplies or anything that she could use to combine her interests of writing, reading and drawing to bring her ideas to life.
For years, this love for creativity and expression has culminated in stories, paintings, and even short books, but her latest feat tops the list of her artistic achievements.
In a little over two months, Rhyan wrote, illustrated and published a children’s book titled, “T-Rex Wrecks It All!” on Amazon. The product page can be viewed online at: https://a.co/d/aGwkjQR.

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