Cylin Busby Research Paper

Have you ever heard someone say, “I should write a book?” Perhaps you’ve said it yourself. People want to write books for a lot of reasons and I believe everyone has a book in them. Perhaps they think writing a book will lead to becoming famous or they might make a pile of money. Some people may want to write to show peers from high school that they aren’t a big loser after all. I think the main reason most authors write is based upon their past experiences and things they have encountered throughout their lives and this is no different from children’s author Cylin Busby Ross.
Growing up in Massachusetts, Cylin Busby was just your normal nine year old: obsessed with Izod clothing, the Muppets, and a box turtle she kept in a shoebox. (1)
The book “The Year We Disappeared” earned number one best seller on amazon’s nonfiction list. This format works well, as we see the same chronology seen through different eyes: the rage and pain of the father, and the confusion and dismay of his young daughter. As with much of her writings this book also seems to relate back to a story of survival and eventual triumph over life changing setbacks. In the book Blink Once that I am currently reading by the author Busby, there is a theme developed that everyone needs a friend who understands what they are going through. It makes me wonder that when Busby’s family had to go to hiding for several years, if the thought of having no one to share her experience with might have influenced the meaning behind this current reading. Busby explains, “It’s hard to believe the old saying that “things happen for a reason” when the things happening to you are god-awful and you just want them to be over with. No matter how I looked at it, I just couldn’t wrap my head around the idea that this had happened for some reason that made any sense.”