Free digital Authors into Schools event!
Join bestselling author Sam Sedgman (The Clockwork Conspiracy) as we celebrate his latest novel for middle grade readers.
Seven Stories are bringing the magic of storytelling into school classrooms and assembly halls in this one-of-a-kind digital event perfect for pupils aged 8-12.
This event is free for schools and home-educators to join but you must book one spot for your class or school group to ensure access.
When?
Thursday 13 March, 11AM
Where?
Online, links will be circulated ahead of the event.
Booking process:
When booking for your class or school group, please select ONE seat to account for your whole group.
*We ask teachers to let us know how many pupils will be joining*
ABOUT The Forbidden Atlas:
Isaac Turner’s second adventure is an exhilarating chase through the rooftops and catacombs of Paris, hunting an ancient treasure map which guards a dangerous secret some would kill to protect…
When aspiring inventor Isaac Turner visits the National Archives in Paris to receive a special honour, his moment in the spotlight is thrown into chaos by an assassination attempt on infamous businessman Balthazar Blaise. But when Isaac and his friend Hattie see a boy vanish from the crime scene without a trace, they suspect there’s more to the attack than meets the eye.
As they investigate, Isaac and Hattie are drawn into a heart-stopping adventure through secret and forgotten parts of the city, hunting a stolen letter, a missing sister, and the legend of a map which holds the key to untold fortune buried beneath the streets of Paris.
But with ruthless treasure hunters on their tail, the chase for answers becomes deadly. Can Isaac and Hattie untangle the city’s secrets before it’s too late?
ABOUT the author:
Sam Sedgman’s first novel for young readers, The Highland Falcon Thief, was published by Macmillan in January 2020, winning Children’s Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Co-written with his friend M. G. Leonard, the book was the first instalment of the bestselling middle grade series Adventures On Trains.
Before writing stories for children, Sam worked as a digital consultant for the National Theatre, which meant nosing around backstage with a camera and a microphone, cajoling theatre makers into explaining how stories are built. Forever interested in piecing things together, Sam is a lifelong fan of puzzles, games and detective fiction, and once founded a company making murder mystery treasure hunts for adventurous Londoners.
An experienced host, Sam currently presents Down the Rabbit Hole, a podcast for grown-ups about children’s books. He also chairs panel discussions and interviews for festivals and events in publishing, theatre and the arts.
A multi-award-winning writer, his work has been translated into more than 20 languages, and he has written articles on books, writing, culture, theatre, technology, games, travel and free speech for numerous publications including The Guardian