Obviously, writing a book is way above what she can do. The adult book quote is what she said, not me. I am fine with her just dreaming about writing a book. But she does seem driven to execute. I wonder, based on what I wrote above in response to DeeDee, if stopping her there is a good thing, or just another failure to add to the list. (I can think, but I can't do.)
I had to run off so didn't finish what I wanted to say. I wouldn't' think of this as a failure at all. Doing this kind of focused reading/researching at her age isn't something most kids could handle.
What I might suggest is you try suggesting she turn her notes into perhaps "blog" posts or posters. Smaller tasks that can be done one subject at a time. Perhaps she can dictate & you can type and you can find links to pictures to illustrate. Print out pictures and paste them on poster board, have her try and "label" them. A large poster can be very satisfying to a kid this age. Be willing to be a scribe for her when it's necessary. I do think it's good to help her. Doing things like showing her how to organize, typing or writing out her ideas, helping her find appropriate content. What you don't want to do is take over the project or make her feel she HAD to do it.
This reminds me that when my kids were in preschool, a common activity they did was encourage all the students to draw a picture and tell a teacher a story about the picture. The teacher would then write the story on the bottom or back of the paper. The kids all loved this and it is a technique often used to teach early reading & writing. In my son's case he would write his own stories himself but that was unusual. The teacher would encourage the kids to write the title or as much as they could.
Another example, my older DD has LD's and needed a number of accommodations. One example is she took longer than her peers to learn to type. When her teachers would ask for an project to be typed (in upper elementary) I would sit my daughter in front of the computer with her handwritten work and ask her to type for ~30 minutes. When she was done I would "finish" typing it in for her spelling errors and all. I could do this usually in less than 5 minutes. It was painful to watch her type so slow, and I felt she should work on typing but not so long she got bogged down in it. I'd then show her how to fix her errors. The girl is now just finishing her sophomore year in college, and types very well. This never hurt in the long run.
Good Luck.
