Last week I was asked to give an author talk at a local school. I have to admit I was a little nervous. In my career, I have often had to stand in front of rooms full of people and give talks, but never promoting myself and never in front of a group of year 5 and 6 children. I felt more than a little out of my depth. Why would children be interested in anything I had to say? Did children even read books these days? These were the thoughts going round and round in my head as I prepared what I was going to say.
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