SAS Student publishes 2nd book

Education By Megan Jacobo, Reporter Wednesday, September 29, 2021

     Alexa Darnaby, 17, a senior at the School for Advanced Studies’ north campus in Miami, has already published two books in her young writing career. 

     Her latest work, “Hamlet: A Children’s Book” was inspired by her love of literature. 

     Alexa says she has always enjoyed reading and writing, and that playwright William Shakespeare fascinated her as a child.

     Darnaby’s latest book was independently published on Aug. 4, according to its listing on Amazon.com. 

     Lilly Melo and Ariel Torres are the illustrators. 

     “The book maintains the structure of the original [play] and maintains the poetic structure and rhyme scheme that Shakespeare adored,” Darnaby said.

    She said the story of Hamlet, about a prince who seeks to avenge his father’s murder, is reimagined for children.

    Her first book for an adult audience, “A Ghost in the Music,” is a novel about love and loss, and describes a young violin prodigy who descends into madness after the death of her music instructor, Darnaby said.