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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.
Canadian author Yann Martel (), in talking about his most memorable childhood book, recalled Le Petit Chose, saying that he read it when he was ten years old, and that it was the first time he found a book so heartbreaking that it moved him to tears.
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894) The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane (1894–1895) The Blue Lagoon, by Henry De Vere Stacpoole (1908) Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery (1908) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916) [3] All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque (1929)
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Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) – Just So Stories, The Jungle Book, Puck of Pook's Hill; Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940–1979) Jim Kjelgaard (1910–1959) – Kalak of the Ice, Fire-Hunter, The Spell of the White Sturgeon, Wolf Brother; Jon Klassen (born 1981) – This Is Not My Hat; Annette Curtis Klause (born 1953) – Blood and Chocolate
22 + 2 picture books Biggles: W. E. Johns: 1932–1999 98 + 4 extras The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids: Marcia T. Jones and Debbie Dadey: 1990–2006 51 + 33 spinoffs Chrestomanci: Diana Wynne Jones: 1977–2006 7 The Guardians of Childhood: William Joyce: 2011–2018 5 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: Carolyn Keene: 1930–2003 175 Nancy ...
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
All books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature have thus been excluded from the lists of best-selling books below for these reasons. Many books lack comprehensive sales figures as book selling and reselling figures prior to the introduction of point of sale equipment was based on the estimates of book sellers ...