The day was an opportunity to hear current popular children's writers talk about their work; to ask questions and to purchase signed copies of their latest books.
We broke into 4 groups during the day to listen to:
Lydia Syson - A World Between Us
Anna Perera - The Glass Collector, Guantanamo Boy
'I enjoyed listening to how the authors get published' - Saskia
'I liked being able to ask the authors questions about their research and characters' - Sarah
'It was interesting to find out about the authors' perspectives on their books' - Olivia
'Discovering the contexts of the book especially about the Spanish Civil War was fascinating' - Mayuka
'I liked the trip as I enjoyed meeting my favorite author' - Lucy
I enjoyed the trip because I got to meet one of my favourite authors and get my book signed. I got the opportunity to ask a question to one of the authors and I got to find out why they wrote the book. I think the day was great and I would like to meet more authors because it inspires me to read more books that I would never choose.
ReplyDeleteIt made me realise that I should go out of my comfort zone when reading books and to explore different types of books.
Lucy Valentine
“If you tolerate it will be your children next.
ReplyDeleteIt’s your world you got to do something about it.”
This is what I found most interesting in the trip. I met the author who wrote “a world between us” and in the presentation she showed me, the sentences above captured my attention. Her book was about the Spanish civil war but the sentences above, isn’t just for people in the Spanish civil war. It suits us as well. The world we live in was created by all the people who put effort to make it better. Our world still isn’t perfect. We need to finish off the task that was left unfinished until everyone can say “we live in a perfect world”