Kendall Hailey is an American writer and autodidact. She graduated from high school a year early, at age 16, to pursue unschooling and wrote about her experiences in the book, The Day I Became an Autodidact and the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies that Befell Me Thereafter (Delacorte Press, ISBN 0-385-29636-3, and Bantam Dell Publishing Group, New York, 1988, ISBN 0-440-55013-0). 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 and novelist Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey.[1]
References
- ↑ Njeri, Itabari (March 6, 1988). "The Unconventional World of Kendall Hailey". Los Angeles Times.
External links
- Review and quotes from Hailey's book.
- Book review
- Bill's Best People profile, with photo
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