Local Author Visits AMS

Local Author Visits AMS

Local author Jack Cheng visited with Anderson Middle School (AMS) 6th grade students on May 23, 2023. Jack was born in Shanghai, China, and his family moved to Detroit, MI, when he was a child. His presentation to AMS students highlighted the journey of becoming an author. Out of college, he began a career in advertising and later ventured into coding and technology. Jack then found a love of writing and began drafting novels. His first novel, See You in the Cosmos, won the Golden Kite Award, the Great Lakes Great Reads Award, and was also a Junior Library Guild Selection. 

Students were given the opportunity to interact with Jack and ask many questions about the writing and publishing process, his experiences traveling around the world, and his other interests. His new book, The Many Masks of Andy Zhou, is available on June 6th.

Anderson Middle School Library Media Specialist Rachel Aytes shared, “The presentation held many great messages for our middle school students: Staying true to yourself and following your interests and hobbies, never stop growing and learning even as an adult, and the moments in your life, big and small, are all connected and are a part of you and your journey.”