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6-Year-Old Writes Book, Raises Thousands to Help Friend Battle Illness

By Laura Coffeey, TODAY/NBC News

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Dylan Siegel, 6, has written a book called "Chocolate Bar" to raise money to find a cure for his 7-year-old best friend's rare liver disease. The book has resulted in more than $92,000 in donations toward research efforts.

March 1, 2013 Updated Mar 1, 2013 at 5:57 PM PDT

Dylan Siegel, 6, is a master Monopoly player. Boardwalk is his favorite property, and he loves to be the banker and make change.

His family members have learned not to underestimate him. “Do not play Monopoly with Dylan — he dominates!” said his mother, Debra Siegel, 37, of Los Angeles. “He’s a businessman! We all joke in our family that we’ll all be working for Dylan someday.”

In a sense, they already are. A few months ago, Dylan announced his idea to help his best friend, Jonah Pournazarian, 7, who has a rare liver disease. He’d write a book, sell a whole bunch of copies and make heaps of money to help researchers find a cure.

And then, without hesitation, he did it.

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