Posted: Dec 27, 2020 8:00 AM PT | Last Updated: December 27, 2020 Ten-year-old Kiana Sosa self-published her first book after being asked to work on a passion project while learning online during the COVID-19 lockdown in B.C. this spring. (Submitted by Kiana Sosa) For some, the pandemic lockdown was a chance to catch up on rest at home, but for a Grade 5 student in Burnaby, B.C., the unplanned quiet time was just the opportunity she needed to fulfil her dream of becoming an author. Kiana Sosa, 10, said she wrote a book called Ellie and Lou and the Meaning of Friendship last year in Grade 4 for a classroom project. The story was then submitted to a local writing contest, thanks to the encouragement of her teacher, Livia Chan, and was chosen as one of the winning submissions to be included in an anthology.