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Hillcrest HS Junior Publishes Her First Novel: "Stability And Peace"
Alaia Muhammad, a junior at Hillcrest, recently published her first novel that aims to connect readers to relatable poetry.
HILLCREST - Writing comes easy for student author Alaia Muhammad, a junior at Hillcrest who recently published her first poetry book titled, "Stability and Peace."
The book, which was published in August, is full of poems and inspirational quotes for people who are healing and reaching stability and peace in their life. Alaia says, "It takes time but one can make it."
The junior said the novel contains relatable poetry that was written based on experiences she faced and overcame in life. Her goal with writing the book was to give the reader peace.
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"I wanted people look at these poems and find an inspiration and have a peace of mind," Alaia said. "It is possible to overcome your obstacles and find peace and stability. It can take a while, but it is always possible and things really do get better."
Alaia describes her experience writing the book as an exciting journey. The junior completed the book in three months, and it currently working on more.
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"My inspiration came from a music artist actually named Melanie Martinez, she makes songs for people to listen to to make them feel heard and make their feelings feel completely valid and accepted," Alaia said. "I wanted to make people feel that way too, so I picked up my laptop and started typing up anything that came to my mind. I’ve been through a lot so I used my experiences to also write the poems I wrote in the books."
A quote Alaia would like to relay to readers is, "There will always be a light to the dark tunnel, so keep running, you’ll make it every time."
Stability and Peace is currently available for purchase on Amazon. Check out the novel here!
About Bremen High School District 228
Bremen High School District 228 is located in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and serves the communities of Midlothian, Posen, Tinley Park, Markham, Hazel Crest, Country Club Hills and Oak Forest. District 228 serves over 5,000 students and employs 800 full and part-time staff members. Bremen High School, in Midlothian, opened its doors to students in September of 1953. Since then, District 228 opened three additional schools. Tinley Park High School opened in 1961; Hillcrest High School, in Country Club Hills, opened in 1967; and Oak Forest High School opened in 1970. For more information, please visit https://www.bhsd228.com/
