The writer, known as the king of the horror genre, donated as soon as he learned that students at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine, had launched a program on Kickstarter to raise money for the publication of a book they had written. King covered the entire cost of the book's release by donating $6,500.
One of the young writers, Hailey LaBrecque, said she and a group of her classmates had been writing the book for four years. The book is an adaptation of Gary Savage's Fletcher McKenzie and the Passage to Whole, about the adventures of a boy from Maine. In the schoolchildren's version, the boy travels in the modern world, including a coronavirus pandemic.
The book, written by schoolchildren, contains 290 pages. As LaBrecquenoted, "it's really cool to think" that not only her classmates, but other people will be able to read the book. Another young writer, Ella Leo, said King's help ""It was, like, mind-blowing,"
Farwell's principal thanked Mr. King for the donation and acknowledged the talent of her students. She also thanked school librarian Cathy Martin and writer Gary Savage, who advised the students.
Stephen King himself did not comment on his donation. The writer is known for helping young authors. In January 2019, for example, he helped The Portland Press Herald of Maine keep a book review column alive by asking his Twitter followers to subscribe to an electronic version of the publication.
In addition, as part of the Dollar Baby program, King shares his copyrights with schoolchildren around the world for a nominal fee of one dollar for a year.
Very generous of him.
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