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This is a list of notable books by young authors and of books written by notable writers in their early years. These books were written, or substantially completed, before the author's twentieth birthday. Alexandra Adornetto (born 18 April 1994) wrote her debut novel, The Shadow Thief, when she was 13. It was published in 2007.
Image credits: Onlyhere4terry "Yes, human memory is in fact very selective - especially when it comes to our childhood memories," says Irina Matveeva, a psychologist and certified NLP specialist ...
Ion Creangă (1837–1889) – Childhood Memories, The Goat and Her Three Kids, Harap Alb, Ivan Turbincă, Dănilă Prepeleac; Sharon Creech (born 1945) – Walk Two Moons, Ruby Holler, Heartbeat; Helen Cresswell (1934–2005) – The Bagthorpe Saga; Richmal Crompton (1890–1969) – Just William; Michael Cronin (born 1942) – Against the Day ...
Cat's Eye is a 1988 novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood about fictional painter Elaine Risley, who vividly reflects on her childhood and teenage years. Her strongest memories are of Cordelia, who was the leader of a trio of girls who were both very cruel and very kind to her in ways that tint Elaine's perceptions of relationships and her world — not to mention her art — into her ...
Childhood in literature is a theme within writing concerned with depictions of adolescence. Childhood writing is often told from either the perspective of the child or that of an adult reflecting on their childhood. [1] Novels either based on or depicting childhood present social commentaries rooted in the views and experiences of an individual.
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The tone of the novel, written almost completely in the present tense, is rather caustic and remote much like the relationship between the children and their parents. This distance is enforced by the fact that in a couple of passages the writer reveals that she conjured up this little girl and her memories 40 years after they happened.
What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book written by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey under her pen name "Susan Coolidge". It follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the fictional lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the 1860s. Katy is a tall untidy tomboy, forever getting into scrapes but wishing to be ...