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Yes, Superman Star David Corenswet's Grandfather Created the Choose Your Own Adventure Books (Exclusive)

'Superman' star David Corenswet tells PEOPLE about his maternal grandfather Edward Packard, who created the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' book series

The actor’s maternal grandfather, Edward Packard, came up with the idea for — and wrote several of — the Choose Your Own Adventure books, which allow readers to make decisions about what happens by jumping to a different part of the story. He wrote a book called The Adventures of You on Sugar Cane Island, acquired an agent and shopped it to publishers — but they didn’t see Packard’s vision and rejected it. After putting his dream aside for five years, he eventually found a small publisher, which sold 8,000 copies of Sugar Cane Island for $3.95 apiece, Packard told the Times.

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