Sketches

About the Author
Ashton Harris Hightower is eleven years old. He likes making YouTube videos on his channel. He also loves to draw and make custom shoes. At home, he reads graphic novels and comic books. He also loves spending time with his family: his mom, dad, aunt, sister, brother, and cousin! When he’s older, Ashton wants to have his own clothing line and comic book line.
Young Authors Publishing is a nonprofit children's book publisher that exists to share the stories of children. We believe that all kids are story worthy and that every child should see themselves and their experiences reflected in the books they read. Our two-part mission is to produce diverse and culturally relevant children's books and to use book publishing as a vehicle to economic mobility for our young authors. Royalties from their book sales are deposited into a savings account for each young author to access at 18 to use toward their post-secondary plans.
Miles Hightower is a fourteen-year-old boy who loves art. His mom is his biggest supporter and loves all of his paintings. When she becomes ill, it breaks Miles’s heart. Soon, he finds out she can’t pay the medical bills, so he comes up with a plan. Will he be able to pay for the bills and figure out what's truly important?