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Types of Books
Like all forms of artistic creation, books come in many genres. The most popular kinds of books
include autobiographies, which is the story of someone's life, or
an event in their life recounted by the person.
Biographies, are another popular genre. A biography describes the
life or events on the life of a person, but is written by another. Science Fiction books have been popular for decades, and
are usually set at some point in the future. Old science fiction books that talk of the years we
are currently living through make fascinating reading, and in many ways our modern technology has
surpassed the imaginings of our forefathers.
Fables are popular with children, and usually contain
a moral. Many fables are explained by animal characters.
Romance
novels are immensely popular, with pioneer Jane Austen's "
Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics)" being one of the earliest, and most famous works of the
genre. Other popular romance writers include Barbara Cartland and Catherine Cookson. According to
Wikipedia, in 2004, romance novels comprised 55 percent of all paperback sales in the United
States.
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Child Authors
For hundreds of years, children have written books and many have succeeded in getting them
published. One of the earliest-known child authors was Francis Hawkins. His book "Youth Behavior"
was a guide to teach children good manners.
Two British schoolgirls wrote a book for children, after having an idea when sheltering from the
rain. Their book "
Far Distant Oxus " was published
in 1937, around one year later. Although the girls were only 15 and 16 years old at the time,
their book was acclaimed by critics to be a classic.
One of youngest publish authors is Dorothy Straight, who was only 4 years old when she wrote "
How the World Began ." It was published in
1964.
One of the many inspirational
children to publish a book was Jamie Dewitt. In 1984, Jamie published "
Jamie's Turn (Adventure Diary) ." The book
describes an event that occured on his family's farm. The amazing thing related to Jamie and
his book, is he has a learning disability and finds it hard to describe his
thoughts.
Jason Gaes, who was stricken with a rare cancer at the age of 7,
wrote a heart-rendingly inspirational book titled "
My Book for Kids With Cansur: A Child's Autobiography of Hope ." His twin
brother illustrated the book, with help from elder brother Adam. Happily, Jason survived his childhood cancer, but his book remains an
inspiration for many children with cancer and their parents
today.
To browse books writtten by children, visit Books by Child Authors.
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