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Here are some books that, like children s books, teach lessons about the great big world around usbut theyre for adults, so the lessons are bleak and oriented to grownup stuff. Maybe childrens books arent just books geared at children because of their simple sentences, slow pacing, heavy descriptions, and limited. Maybe that means children s books can be for adults, too. Fagan has written ya novels, picture books and fiction for adults.
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