Publisher wanted for 12-year-old's novel

Just saw this ad on Craigslist in the writing "gigs" section, and felt compelled to respond with a few suggestions for the writer in question (NOTE: typos, etc, are included as originally posted):

SUBJECT: Publisher

Hello, I am looking for a publisher who can publish my novel, this is a 20 chapter novel, it is one of a series of five that I am writing. I am currently on my second book. It is fiction and has romance, adventure, suspense and action. By the way, I am only twelve, so of course my mom is trying to help me find a publisher. But we need direction.

Thank you all in advance.

Obviously, this kid needs to narrow his or her focus; romance, adventure, suspense and action are all great, but you've gotta pick ONE to sell it to an agent or publisher.

Other than that, I'm impressed that the kid already has a 5-novel series in mind with 2 done. I'm still working on my first novel at age 32. Geez, these precocious kids today!

Best of luck to ya, and be sure to hit up Haggard & Halloo, Green Leaf Books and Dalton Publishing with those queries!

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P.S. She may have some friendly competition from this 15-year-old author in Canada, but only if her book is also a fictionalized version of former PM Paul Martin's childhood.