Budding Pine Grove School Authors Sign Books [Video]

From sharing Avon history to Harry Potter spin-offs, Lori Maniatis' second-grade class at is full of stories.

All 21 of them wrote books for class and talked about them at a book signing event Tuesday that Maniatis arranged at in Canton.

"It's just great for them to have an authentic finished project and to know their work can impact others," Maniatis said.

She's been doing the project with her classes for 17 years. The books were published through StudentTreasures, a division of Nationwide Learning, LLC in Kansas, according to the company's website. This is the third year she has invited families to Barnes & Nobles to hear the children present their books and get signed copies from the authors.

The students chose what they wrote about, typically drawing from personal interests.

She taught the students about "fabulous beginnings," scenery, developing suspense and writing gripping conclusions.

Maniatis also writes a short book every year to demonstrate the structure of a story for the young budding authors. This year, hers was caled Kavai at Christmas.

Here are the titles of her students' books:

• October in the Ocean by Jihoon Yoo
• Friday at Fenway Park by Zac Gross
• Outerbanks with the O'Connors by Jack O'Connor
• Kite Flying on Cape Cod by Ethan Percival
• Spain on Sunday by Antonio Arias-Camison
• Abandoned Church on Avonside by Emmett Borenstein
• Camp Mohawk in March by Meerwarth Collier
• Fort Knox on Friday by Truman Branch
• Point-o-Woods on Passover by Jack Muirhead
• Going to the Boys and Girls Club by Tajeline Gonzalez
• The Atlantis Resort in April by Gavin O'Connell
• Monday Morning in Massachusetts by Anna Perry
• Under the Sea at Sunset by George Wirpel
• September in Stuttgart by Tara Abedi
• Virginia on Valetine's Eve by Benjamin Staroselsky 
• Haunted Hogwarts on Halloween by Leah Nevins
• Lake Compounce at Eleven by Olivia Diamond
• April in the Avon Library by Kai Vendetti

Editor's Note: Three names have been left off because they have media restrictions.