Eighth-grader Trey James portrays a dog as he assists author Judy Young, who reads from her book "A Pet for Miss Wright" during a session Monday with students at St. Vincent de Paul Grade School in Cape Girardeau. Young, who resides near Mink Creek, Idaho, shared the publication process for her books that are used in elementary classrooms across the country.
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