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Mel Taylor-Bessent author event

September 18, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

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£6.00 – £12.00

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About Mel Taylor-Bessent

Bestselling author of The Christmas Carrolls series, Mel Taylor-Bessent started her career running award-winning creative writing workshops and launching authorfy.com, one of the most-used literacy platforms in the UK. Mel hopes her new series, Imagination Island, and her ‘Write for Fun’ YouTube channel will inspire even more children to read and write for pleasure.

Mel’s website: meltaylorbessent.com

Mel on X (@http://twitter.com/MelTBessent)

Mel on Instagram (@meltaylorbessent)

What to expect from the event

An author talk on writing for pleasure, the power of our imagination and how to create your own Imagination Island.

Focus Books

The session will be focused on Mel’s new book: Race to Imagination Island, released July 2024 and featured in our July 2024 UKS2 book subscription boxes!

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Buy the books

If you’d like to buy the book for your school before or after the event, we offer a substantial discount on the RRP price. Please email events@wherereadingrocks.com to order books. Orders received 7 days before the event will arrive in time for the event.

We can also offer this book at a discounted rate to families PLUS your school will also receive a 5% credit (based on the value of the books sold to families) towards any future book purchases made through Reading Rocks. To enquire about our family discounts email events@wherereadingrocks.com.

About the Book

Book title: Race to Imagination Island

Illustrator: Alessandro D’Urso 

The time has come for four children to be named the new Protectors of Imagination Island. Children all over the world scour the globe in search of lightstreams (portals) to the magical island where anything they imagine comes to life. To become a Protector, they must compete in teams and complete a series of challenges to prove they have what it takes.

Dreamy 10-year-old Luca is afraid of everything, not least the lightstream he stumbles into by accident. Imagination Island is everything that he’s terrified of. But there’s no way out. So he hits on a plan. Work out how to come LAST, and get sent home. That’s what he really wants. Isn’t it?

The Race is ON!

Publisher: Farshore publishing

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  • Buy a copy of the book for your school before the event.
  • Allow parents to buy the book after the event (you’ll get a commission for each book sold).
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