Boy Sneaks Handwritten Novel Into The Library For Others To Enjoy

Every great writer has to start somewhere.

A young man in Idaho got his writing career started very early. At just 8-years-old, he has his first book available at his local library!

Ada Community Library: Lake Hazel Branch

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Photo Credit: ​​Ada Community Library / Facebook

The Ada Community Libraries are in Boise Idaho.

There are 4 different locations in the city. It is the Lake Hazel Branch that we are focusing on in this story!

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A Mysterious Book Appears

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Red book with a handwritten label on it.
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Staff at the library found a mysterious handwritten book on the shelf that they had never seen before.

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The book entitled "The Adventures of Dillon's Crismis by Dillon His Self" was written by a local 8-year-old named Dillon Helbig.

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He Even Illustrated The Pictures Himself

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Dillion's mom called the library and told the staff that her son had written the 88-page book by himself by hand.

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He then snuck it onto the shelf at the library shelf so that his mom could check it out from the library.

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Award-Winning Book

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The library staff was so surprised and impressed with the book that they awarded it the 2021 award for the best "Best Young Novelist."

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Dillion's career is off to a hot start as he's already an award-winning author!

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Available To Reserve

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Dillion knows that all authors need to have their books read in order to get their name known.

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He has decided to donate the first edition of his book to the library for others to reserve!

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Mom Got To Read It First

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The book has become popular and there is a sizable waitlist of people who are eager to read Dillion's book.

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They will be able to take out the book as soon as his mom returns it!