I was invited by Batley Central Library to do a reading from my Zahra books today. A lovely sunny Saturday brought out lots of young children and their mums to the Gallery Room at the Carnegie library.
I read from some of my favourite chapters from my books. One of them was from’ Zahra’s Great Debate’ called ‘Spider’s Pie’. A somewhat mischievous Zahra takes revenge on her enemy Saira by depositing live spiders in a shepherds pie ... which Saira then eats!
Disgusting, I know, but I think the children in the room enjoyed that chapter. I also read from ‘Zahra’s Trip to Misr’, the third book in which Zahra and her best friend Marya witness the runaway camel flee into the desert with an Academy pupil on her back. Who is the girl? Well, seeing as Zahra’s best friends, Hannah and Jo, are responsible for scaring the poor camel, most of the children guessed the unfortunate girl to be Saira!
I also took delight in showing the children the image that will feature on the cover of the fourth Zahra book. The title is ‘Zahra’s Second Year at the Khadija Academy’. It will be released, IA, in December 2011.
Thank you to Chris and Jane for arranging the event and making me feel so welcome. Thank you also to the mums who invited me to their children’s schools. I would love to come back to Batley! x
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