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Byline: Sean Smith, B. J. Sigesmund
Living a Real-Life Fantasy
If your kid won't do his homework, this'll really depress you. A Montana teen has not only written a 528-page fantasy novel, but the book, "Eragon," has debuted at No. 3 on The New York Times best-seller list, ahead of every "Harry Potter" except the latest. "It's extraordinary!" says Christopher Paolini. "I mean, good grief, I'm only 19!"
Home-schooled in Paradise Valley, Paolini earned his GED at 15 and began the first part of his Tolkienesque "Inheritance" trilogy, about a 16-year-old boy and a mysterious blue stone that hatches a dragon, a journey of self-discovery...
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