Kendall Hailey is an American writer and

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. She graduated from high school a year early, at age 16, to pursue

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and wrote about her experiences in the book, ''

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and the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies that Befell Me Thereafter'' (Delacorte Press, , and Bantam Dell Publishing Group, New York, 1988, ). The book details first her decision to leave formal education, and follows her as she sets out to read everything ever published. She is a daughter of playwright

Oliver Hailey Oliver Hailey (July 7, 1932January 23, 1993) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Hailey's television writing credits include episodes of '' Bracken's World'' and ''McMillan & Wife''. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for writ ...

and novelist

Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey (born August 31, 1938 in Dallas, Texas) is an American journalist and playwright. Career She studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and received her Bachelor's Degree from Hollins College, now Hollins University in Roanoke, Vir ...

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Review and quotes
from Hailey's book.

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