Pete Johnson writes stories for a wide readership (approx 7-13)

He is best known, firstly for his pacey thrillers such as 'The Ghost Dog' which won the Young Telegraph Award and 'Avenger,' which won the Sheffield Book Award (Best Shorter Novel of 2005) Secondly, for his best selling comedies which include: 'How to train Your Parents,' 'Trust me, I'm a Troublemaker,' which has been shortlisted for several regional prizes. His latest books are 'Help, I'm A Classroomn Gambler,' (Corgi/Yearling) and 'The Ex-Files' published July 2006, (Puffin)

Pete gives lively and interactive talks. He tells how he started writing, explains where his ideas come from and reads extracts from his stories. Some of his author talks focus more on the pleasures of reading - and are often part of an initiative in schools and public libraries to raise the profile of reading.Some schools focus on a particular book of Pete's (e.g. 'Avenger,'  'The Ghost Dog,' 'Trust me, I'm a Troublemaker.') Pete will discuss the title in more depth and also develop follow-up work. Schools often say these sessions stir up a whole new interest in creative writing amongst the pupils.

Responses to Pete’s visits to schools :

'I have been inundated with lovely comments from pupils saying how much they enjoyed your sessions and how they are desperate to read as many of your books as they can ... many of the teachers have commented they consider you, the best most exciting speaker we've had at Perins (and we've had a lot.')

Perins School, Hampshire

'An inspirational visit. Thank you.'

Burton Advantage Schools

'Your visit was a resounding success.'

Hampton Community College

'The feedback I have received has been extremely positive and a number of the children have mentioned how keen they are to get down to some story writing. You certainly have inspired them.'

Berkhamsted Collegiate Prep School, Herts

'The feedback I have received has been really enthusiastic. Many students have taken the time to come into the LRC and tell me what they thought of the book they bought and to borrow others. It's been brilliant.'

Winston Churchill School, Woking

 

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