Books that were written when the authors were still young'uns -- 23 or younger.

Some of these authors were included on the list "23 Writers Who Were Famous by Age 23" at mentalfloss.com (http://mentalfloss.com/article/12334/...) and/or on the "Top 25 Authors Published Under 25" lists on BooksAndSensibility.com (http://www.booksandsensibility.com/20..., http://www.booksandsensibility.com/20...).
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Andréa 51044 books
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Niti 1 book
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Aman 1 book
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Devanshi 1 book
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Dwija 18 books
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Just 703 books
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Tammy 80 books
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Sarah 13899 books
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message 1: by Andréa (new)

Andréa Removed:
The Fault in Our Stars -- John Green was 35 when it was published
The Catcher in the Rye -- J.D. Salinger was 32 when it was published
A Wrinkle in Time -- Madeleine L'Engle was 44 when it was published
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Mark Twain was 49 when it was published
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe -- C.S. Lewis was 41 when he first conceived the series and did not finish the first book until he was 51
The Hobbit -- J.R.R. Tolkien was 45 when it was published


message 2: by Andréa (new)

Andréa Another eligible book for this list:
Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure by Kenneth Oppel
Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure by Kenneth Oppel, who was 18 when it was published.

(I can't add any more books to the list because I've reached my 100-book limit.)


message 3: by Andréa (new)

Andréa More info on some of the authors on the list:

Kia Carrington-Russell was 20 when she published Possession Of My Soul: The Three Immortal Blades and Phantom Wolf.

Dwija Vashisht was 15 when she published The World from the Eye of a Child.

Samantha Shannon was 21 when The Bone Season was published.

Emilia Rosén was 15 when she wrote Life in Tatters.

Anastasia Zhivotov wrote and published Alice in Reality before she turned 16.

J.B. North started writing Spark when she was 15 and published it when she was 17.

Claudia Amiel Harrington was 18 when she published Macabre: Quirky Poems for the Morbid Soul.

Regine Stokke died in 2009 when she was 18; her blog was adapted into book form posthumously and published in 2010 as Regines bok: En ung jentes siste ord.

Nancy Yi Fan was only 14 when Swordbird was published and 15 when Sword Quest was published.


message 4: by Andréa (new)

Andréa Also eligible for this list:

Sword Mountain (Swordbird, #2) by Nancy Yi Fan Sword Mountain by Nancy Yi Fan, who was 19 when it was published.

The Mime Order (The Bone Season, #2) by Samantha Shannon The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon, who was 23 when it was published.

Possession Of My Heart (The Three Immortal Blades, #2) by Kia Carrington-Russell Possession Of My Heart by Kia Carrington-Russell, who was 21 when it was published.

Sia by Kia Carrington-Russell Sia by Kia Carrington-Russell, who was 21 when it was published.

My Escort by Kia Carrington-Russell My Escort by Kia Carrington-Russell, who was 21 when it was published.


message 5: by Andréa (last edited Mar 13, 2015 08:25AM) (new)

Andréa Also eligible for this list:

Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow by Faïza Guène Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow by Faïza Guène, who was 19 when it was published.

Some Dream for Fools by Faïza Guène Some Dream for Fools by Faïza Guène, who was 21 when it was published.

Bar Balto by Faïza Guène Bar Balto by Faïza Guène, who was 23 when it was published.


message 6: by Andréa (new)

Andréa Also eligible for this list:

Teen Angst? Naaah... by Ned Vizzini Teen Angst? Naaah... by Ned Vizzini, who was 19 when it was published.

Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini, who was 23 when it was published.


message 7: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Thanks Andrea for listing this information!


message 8: by Andréa (new)

Andréa Xxertz wrote: "Thanks Andrea for listing this information!"

No problem! I like to be thorough.


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