The Tall City is home to a 10-year-old that writes and publishes his own children books.

According to YourBasin.com, Jaden Evans is a native Midlander and a published author and illustrator.

His pride and joy is his book "The Magical Block Tower" and he read from that and his other books this past Saturday at Barnes & Noble as well as the Midland Centennial Library.

He has three published books and plans to publish more.

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