Leah is a grade six student at Southview Public School in Napanee, Ontario. She has always been an avid reader and writer, and often shares tidbits of ideas for stories with us that are floating around in her head...."Half Asleep" originated in a conversation that Leah and her nine year-old sister Maddy were having about weird dreams they had had, and just sort of developed as she began writing. Leah enjoys lots of extra curricular activities in addition to reading and writing, including long distance running, swimming, horseback riding and highland dancing. She also belongs to club that she a...