Michelle Izmaylov is a senior at Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta.  She has published a teen novel in Russian, one in English, and has a third on the way.  She donates royalties from the sale of her books to medical research and to emergency housing programs such as Drake House in Atlanta.  In addition, she volunteers as a translator for Russian families seeking medical care and works with autistic children through a local program called FOCUS.

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