Teen Novelist

While surfing NYT today, I came across this article. 18-year-old Amanda Marquit just published her first fictional novel, titled "Shut the Door." Here is an interview with the author. She started writing the book when she was fourteen and finished at age sixteen.

From reading the article and reviews, it would seem that it's along the lines of "Pure" by Rebbecca Ray, also a teeage novelist when she was published. Maybe if I were fourteen, I'd be shocked at the behavior portrayed in these books. Now, it just makes me sad that there are probably people out there who suffer like these characters do.