10-year-old author works to help eradicate hunger in America

September is the month of action against hunger. It’s a time when people across the country come together in the mission to end hunger. A 10-year-old Howard County fifth grader at Rockburn Elementary is using her own talents and creativity to help the cause. Julia Barnes is not the average. fifth grade student. She has now published not one, but two books. The latest is called: “Le Meilleur Chef”. “This book is about a girl my age. She’s going to her best friend’s birthday party. However, her best friend’s family can’t cook,” Barnes said. used his first published book to help raise funds to build a well in Africa. “I felt like I made a big difference,” Barnes said. Now Barnes wants to continue making a difference, this time for America’s children facing hunger. “Last year the kids at my school got free meals from school, which was great. But now it’s reduced price meals, and there are a few people who have issues with the food , so I want to help these people,” she said. According to No Kid Hungry, one in eight children in the United States lives with hunger, or about 9 million children. Barnes wants to raise $1,000 at the benefit of No Kid Hungry. The organization will use the money to buy 10,000 meals for children. She said she hopes the proceeds from her new book will help raise funds LINK: Julia’s fundraiser for kids in America “We know there’s a lot of problems in the world, but they all seem big, and you’re just kind of like, ‘Well, I don’t know what I can do about it,’ and I thinks she’s finding ways to do something to make a difference,” said Tom Barnes, Julia’s father. She uses her love for writing to make a difference and inspire other children to do the same. “I’m just doing what they love, and they can use it to help others,” she said.

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