Jef Sevenker, Coralville, Iowa, self-published A Duck Named Jack, a children’s book about a duck who was born with a different colored head than the other ducks who learns, through an encounter with a goose who was born with a shorter wing, that being different is special. This is the first book for Jef, who published it under the pen name Jeff Karena and has been writing since he was 10 years old. While attending UNT, he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.