Eight pupils from years 4, 5 and 6 gathered excitedly at Warwick Books on June 22^nd for the launch of their historical fantasy ‘Time Trap’, together with co-author and editor, established local children’s writer Meg Harper, their parents and teacher and representatives of the King Henry V111 Endowed Trust, who generously provided the funding to employ Meg to work with the pupils and to publish enough copies for all the pupils and for the school.

The pupils started working with Meg in January and have each been through the full author experience from coming up with the initial idea, developing the plot and characters, doing basic research and then getting down to the drafting, re-drafting and editing process – with the added complication of working collaboratively with 8 other people!

The resulting book is a credit to them and is highly suitable for readers of their own age group, set in the Warwick of Victorian times and the present day. The copies we ordered for the launch sold out within the day but more can be obtained from Warwick Books at a cost of £3.50 per copy.

Other schools interested in similar projects with Meg should contact her via her web-site www.megharper.co.uk or phone her on 01926 403424