UAE: 13-year-old writer wants to help refurbish a village library in India

UAE: 13-year-old writer wants to help refurbish a village library in India

''I would like to inspire people to read and write; I want to be something for them', the Year 8 student says

By Lamya Tawfik Published: Wed 9 Nov 2022, 6:00 AM

A young aspiring author who has already written the manuscripts of four books says that she dreams of one day being able to publish them. Sreeya Babu, 13, a Year 8 student at Gems Our Own English High School, spoke to Khaleej Times about her dreams while visiting the Sharjah International Book Fair.

“I’ve been exposed to a lot of reading [from] a young age. My parents always believed that reading can help you a lot in life; especially [considering that] today, with technology everywhere, it is sometimes left behind,” she said, adding that reading is an important part of her life and that she owns a 150-book strong library at home.

The one thing most of her books have in common is that they belong to the world of dystopian fiction. “In most of these books, the protagonists are young people who have risen to the occasion and solved problems happening in the world,” she said.

Similarly, she explained, she is inspired by current world problems, and writes about them in her