'How to Talk to Girls' Author, 10, Juggles Life, School, More
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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Before author Alec Greven can discuss his third book, How to Talk to Dads (HarperCollins, $9.99, out Tuesday), he has to finish his homework.
And when that's done, his mother reminds him to wash his hands.
Such is life when you're a best-selling author at 10, with a movie deal and national TV appearances scheduled around soccer practice.
But to hear Alec tell it at his kitchen table, he's not the smartest kid in Ms. Downing's fourth-grade class at Soaring Hawk Elementary School, 35 miles south of Denver.
That would be his friend, Reagan Clarke, who "fixed my spelling and stuff" on the first draft of Alec's first book, last year's How to Talk to Girls. It's self-help for the playground set. More
And when that's done, his mother reminds him to wash his hands.
Such is life when you're a best-selling author at 10, with a movie deal and national TV appearances scheduled around soccer practice.
But to hear Alec tell it at his kitchen table, he's not the smartest kid in Ms. Downing's fourth-grade class at Soaring Hawk Elementary School, 35 miles south of Denver.
That would be his friend, Reagan Clarke, who "fixed my spelling and stuff" on the first draft of Alec's first book, last year's How to Talk to Girls. It's self-help for the playground set. More
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