It was an absolute pleasure to talk to Years 6, 5, 4 and 3 about reading and writing, and I was delighted to see what great young readers and writers there are at St Joseph's. This is a school that places the very highest priority on reading. They've even built a brand new library for the children, and asked me to open it while I was there!
Of course, I was thrilled to do this, because I believe that libraries are magical, life-changing places. The books we discover in them can shape us and stay with us forever. I've always hoped that my own books might have that kind of effect on readers – so I was absolutely knocked out when one of the students at St Joseph's read Phoenix after my visit, and made this amazing video about it:
So here's another big THANK YOU to her – and to everyone at St Joseph's for such an inspiring day. And if anyone has any more questions they'd like to ask me, or would like to say anything about the visit or my books, just leave me a comment below!
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