A BOOK FOR ASPIRING YOUNG WRITERS!

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STORY CAT

ISBN 1 904904 93 9

Published by EDUCATIONAL PRINTING SERVICES

This is a unique 'How to write a story' story, which includes my Writing Recipe for cooking up a story. I wrote it because I can't get round to all the schools who want me to run writing workshops. I hope it will help children write stories. For more info email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Arthur, a floppy-eared dog, wants to write a story. Like lots of children he can think of a beginning, but not a middle or ending. "Write a story tonight," says his wife, "Or go back to your old job." Poor Arthur! His old job was window-cleaning and he's afraid of heights! He's in despair when a mysterious talking cat appears. Story Cat leads Arthur through the story-writing process - and also teaches young readers how to write stories.

When Ka, the time-travelling cat vanishes for the first time, Topher is worried. When he finds a message on his computer, saying she's in Ancient Egypt, he's desperate to get her back - but how? Incredibly, he finds himself travelling through time to the ancient own of Bubastis, where Ka is trapped in the temple of the cat goddess, Bastet. Can Topher rescue her and bring her back to the twentieth century?

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This novel is about a real search for the Philosophers Stone, which people really believed in in the sixteenth century.  Queen Elizabeth I ordered a magician cum scientist called Dr Dee to find it, so she could have lots of gold and live for ever. In my story Dr Dee gets Topher and Ka, the time-travelling cat to help him in his search. If you want a Terrible Tudors Quiz to test your kids go to my Puzzles and Games Page. 

Go to the Write Away website for an excellent Teachers Guide

Also see Issue 55 July 2008 of Literacy Time Plus (pub Scholastic) for more super teaching materials.

(The guided reading resources ‘Novels set in Tudor times’ were published in Literacy Time PLUS Ages 9 to 11 July 2008, Issue 55, © Scholastic Ltd 2008 (www.scholastic.co.uk/literacytime). To order a copy, call 0845 850 4411.)

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This story is set in Calleva Atrebatum near Silchester, not far from Reading where the artefacts from the town are on display in the museum.  You can see the Roman eagle, the subject of my story.  It's stolen from the statue of the emperor in the forum, creating danger for all the inhabitants Roman and British.  You can also see a Roman tile with a cat's paw print in it - created by Ka! 

Follow this link for an interesting review.

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Ka, the time-travelling cat, leaves the word TENOCHTITLAN on Topher's computer.  He is horrified. That was the home of the blood-thirsty Aztecs.   When Topher travels to sixteenth century Mexico he finds Ka, and he makes a new friend, the Aztec girl, Patti. Can he stop the Aztecs sacrificing her. Can he save Ka from terrible danger? Can he escape before the Spanish conquistadores destroy the beautiful city of Tenochtitlan?  In this fast-moving adventure Topher meets Montezuma, the legendary Aztec chief, and Cortes, the famous Spanish explorer.

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Topher is in London where there is a terrorist threat, when Ka, his beloved cat disappears. She leaves a message on his computer saying she has gone to HaEgellisdom. Pursuing her, Topher finds himself in an Anglo Saxon village threatened by the fearsome Viking, Ingwar the Boneless.

Nominated for a Fantastic Book Award 2008 by Lancashire School Library Service.

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