Youngest person to write a published book (female)

According to Official Guinness Records,

The youngest commerciallly published female author is Dorothy Straight (b. 25 May 1958), of Washington, DC, USA, who wrote How the World Began in 1962, aged 4. It was published in August 1964 by Pantheon Books.

For a complete list of 1964 records, please visit 1964 Guinness Records in United States.

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