{"id":10561,"date":"2015-10-12T08:14:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T08:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=10561"},"modified":"2015-10-12T08:34:53","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T08:34:53","slug":"four-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/four-books","title":{"rendered":"A 12-Year-Old Signs A Publishing Deal To Write Four Books For Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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She starred in the most recent movie adaptation of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annie <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with Jamie Foxx last year. Though she has already accomplished much at her age, the twelve-year-old is now going to become an author.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A four-book series<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wallis signed a deal with Simon &amp; Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing, one of the leading children&#8217;s book publishers in the world, to create a four-book series that is based on her life. Wallis already disclosed information on the first three books. There will be a picture book that features a character getting ready to go out with her mother to an award show. The first book in the series will be out in January 2017. The second chapter book and picture book will be out in Fall 2017 and the third chapter book out in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10564\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/AP_Quvenzhane_Wallis_ll_151111_16x9_992-a.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/AP_Quvenzhane_Wallis_ll_151111_16x9_992-a.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/AP_Quvenzhane_Wallis_ll_151111_16x9_992-a-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/AP_Quvenzhane_Wallis_ll_151111_16x9_992-a-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/B7HjlAHCUAAFwKu.png:large\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Perfect for children ages six years and up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The books will center on the adventures of a third grader who is a rising star. The adorable story will appeal to children ages six years and up who are primed for stardom. Wallis has been working on movies for the last few years, but she thinks that books are very important as well. <em>\u201cIt allows people to form a visual experience in their minds of what is going on in the story,\u201d<\/em> she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10565\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/460409976_103335833.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/460409976_103335833.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/460409976_103335833-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/460409976_103335833-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/460409976_103335833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Bringing diversity\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dawn Davis, the Vice President and Publisher of 37 INK, helped make the book deal. She says: \u201c<em>the characters Quvenzhan\u00e9 has portrayed have an alluring mix of self-possession and vulnerability\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0She also noted the necessity for bringing diversity into children\u2019s books.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10566\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/sur14_1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/sur14_1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/sur14_1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/sur14_1-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.v3.news.zdn.vn\/w660\/Uploaded\/xbhunku\/2014_12_12\/sur14_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/accepted-to-26-schools\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0A High School Student Has Been Accepted To 26 Universities. 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