The Kid Who Took Things Apart
An adventure about someone who has never once left a problem alone, dropped into a situation where that is the only useful instinct in the room. Built from what he was like at eight and what he is like now.
A Novel With Your Son as the Main Character
A 220+ page novel with your son as the lead, written from the answers only a parent would think to give.
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What a book can say to your son
There is a version of your son that only you have watched from the beginning: the kid who took the remote control car apart to see what was inside, the teenager who argued his way through every dinner, the adult who now explains his job to you in a way you almost follow. A novel puts him at the center of a story built from exactly those details. You answer up to ten questions, our AI writes a real 220+ page book, and your name goes on it as the author.
Pick the genre that fits who he is now. An adventure for the one about to move across the country, a comedy for the one whose confidence has always run slightly ahead of his experience, a Life Story that follows him from the first day of school to the person standing in front of you, or an inspirational story about the thing he is working toward. Fourteen genres, about 18 to 20 chapters, one main character. It is a novel written for adults and older teens, not a children's book.
Choose My Child when you start, then answer in your own words; it takes about five minutes. The book is written and laid out in about an hour and we email you when it is ready to preview, so you read the story and choose the cover before you pay. Add a dedication page in your own words, which is the one part of the book that is unmistakably from you. Printed books take about three business days to print and then ship free within the US on standard delivery, an estimated 11 to 14 business days, with priority and express at checkout; the digital edition arrives within 24 hours.
Three books built around your son
First Apartment, Third Floor
A coming of age story that begins on the day he moved out and follows the first year of doing everything himself. The parents appear mostly by phone, which is accurate.
Everything We Never Said at Dinner
A Life Story written from a parent's point of view, following his life from the first day of school to now, with the people, the places and the turning points you answered about.
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Real People, Real Stories
Watch happy authors open the personalized book they created.
@ann_avni
A whole novel where I'm the main character. Still can't believe it's real 🥹
2,057Personal Keepsake
@kristenrae94
His reaction reading the novel I made about him 😂 Best gift I've ever given.
3,902For My Husband
@itstal
Someone turned our story into a real printed novel. Couldn't stop smiling 🧡
2,644Surprise Gift
@christinahoward
"Sean Howard's Five-Year Plan for Loving His Wife" — a real printed novel starring my husband 📖❤️
2,481Anniversary Gift
@markyy
Made my best friend the hero of his own sales thriller 😂 He completely lost it.
1,764Best Friend Gift
@nocona.jw
The moment he realized the whole book is about HIM 📖
1,932For My Husband
@katie_madison
Wrote him into his own novel. He went quiet, then read it all night 🥹
2,318For My Partner
How It Works
Three steps. Five minutes. A book they'll keep forever.
1
Describe the main character
Share a few details — personality, hobbies, and what makes them unique.
2
Review and customize
Read through every chapter, choose a cover, and tweak anything you want.
3
We print and ship it
A professionally printed book delivered to your door, on us.
1
Describe the main character
Share a few details — personality, hobbies, and what makes them unique.
2
Review and customize
Read through every chapter, choose a cover, and tweak anything you want.
3
We print and ship it
A professionally printed book delivered to your door, on us.
The Gift They Never Stop Talking About
Real words from our customers, shared with their permission
When it came to writing and putting my vision onto paper, I faced significant challenges. BeTheAuthor gave me a way to bring my ideas to life... It helped shape and refine what I was trying to express without losing the heart of my story. This isn't just a platform to me, this is the doorway to success.
Jenny D. - Homeschooling mom of eight
Verified customerJune 21, 2026
40+ books created
I absolutely love the book. Thank y'all so much, you did a fantastic job putting my words together. The way you put the entire storyline together absolutely captured my son and his dogs, exactly what they are. My family that has read these two books wants to keep them.
Brenda C.
Verified customerJuly 18, 2026
2 books with 8+ copies
The book is so beautiful it made me cry. All of us love the cover photo of our Mother. My brother and his wife are enjoying it, my sister is still reading, we all love it. You did an awesome job, I can't thank you enough. Highly recommend.
Marilyn N.
Verified customerJuly 17, 2026
5 books with 10+ copies
When it came to writing and putting my vision onto paper, I faced significant challenges. BeTheAuthor gave me a way to bring my ideas to life... It helped shape and refine what I was trying to express without losing the heart of my story. This isn't just a platform to me, this is the doorway to success.
Jenny D. - Homeschooling mom of eight
Verified customerJune 21, 2026
40+ books created
I absolutely love the book. Thank y'all so much, you did a fantastic job putting my words together. The way you put the entire storyline together absolutely captured my son and his dogs, exactly what they are. My family that has read these two books wants to keep them.
Brenda C.
Verified customerJuly 18, 2026
2 books with 8+ copies
The book is so beautiful it made me cry. All of us love the cover photo of our Mother. My brother and his wife are enjoying it, my sister is still reading, we all love it. You did an awesome job, I can't thank you enough. Highly recommend.
Marilyn N.
Verified customerJuly 17, 2026
5 books with 10+ copies
Choose Your Format
Every book is 220+ pages, professionally typeset, and made to last.
Launch Pricing — Limited Time
Digital
$39$29
- PDF download
- Delivered within 24 hours
Best Value
Paperback
$49$39
- Soft cover
- Free shipping
Hardcover
$69$59
- Premium binding
- Free shipping
Digital
$39$29
- PDF download
- Delivered within 24 hours
Best Value
Paperback
$49$39
- Soft cover
- Free shipping
Hardcover
$69$59
- Premium binding
- Free shipping
Questions parents ask before ordering a book for a son
The books are written for adults and older teens. There is no simplified language: this is a 220+ page novel of about 18 to 20 chapters, so it suits a graduation, a milestone birthday, or a son who has his own place. For a younger child it is better kept as something he grows into.
Yes. One person answers the questions, and you can gather the details from anyone first: the other parent, his grandparents, his siblings. The dedication page is where all the names go, so the book arrives signed by everyone even though one of you did the typing.
It is a novel built from real answers. The names, places and details you give us are used, and the scenes around them are written, so it reads like a book rather than a record. Every copy carries a short note that the story is a work of fiction. If you want a factual account of his life, this is not that.
Yes, and picking the genre he already reads matters more than the occasion does. There are 14 of them, including Fantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy and Life Story, and the same answers about him produce a completely different book in each one. Pick the shelf he already buys from and the story lands harder.
Yes. Add it in the same order and the extra copy costs less than the first one, or reorder later from your order page. Both printed editions include the digital copy, so you have the PDF either way. Printed books are 6 by 9 inches, in paperback or hardcover.
The Digital Edition is $29, the Paperback is $39 and the Hardcover is $59. Both printed editions include the digital copy, and standard shipping within the US is free.
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