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6 Year Old Got Book Deal, Or Was It A False Story?

First Posted: 09/13/10 09:30 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:40 PM ET

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publishingperspectives.com:

• A late August news story about a six-year-old boy who was allegedly given a 23-book deal caught the attention of numerous global news outlets and became something of an urban legend. In truth, it was a hoax.

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