{"id":5351,"date":"2019-01-17T14:23:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T14:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/?p=5351"},"modified":"2021-05-11T11:05:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T11:05:25","slug":"author-lisa-thompson-inspires-students-with-her-journey-into-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/?p=5351","title":{"rendered":"Author Lisa Thompson inspires students with her journey into writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Best-selling children\u2019s author, Lisa Thompson, visited the JLV on Monday to kick off the national book tour for her newest book, The Day I Was Erased.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-095-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Author Lisa Thompson reads her book for our students\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-095.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-095-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-095-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-095-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lisa set out to inspire aspiring authors in the audience, describing her own career: from writing her very first (terrible) story aged 9, through working as a broadcast assistant on BBC Radio 2 with famous actors such as Benedict Cumberbatch to becoming the acclaimed writer for children she is now. \u00a0Lisa excels at writing exciting and intriguing mystery stories &#8211; with a twist! \u00a0Our y7 students, together with visiting y6 students from Shanklea Primary School,\u00a0 were treated to a reading from Lisa\u2019s newest new book in which the main character, Maxwell, manages to disappear from his own life &#8211; in order to avoid being constantly in trouble! \u00a0As always, many students were keen to buy their own signed copies of the book after the event and put their questions to Lisa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-103-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Author Lisa Thompson signs her book for our students\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-103.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-103-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-103-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cramlingtonlv.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LisaThompson-103-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Seven Stories and to Scholastic Publishing for the opportunity to host Lisa\u2019s visit and for keeping our students reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best-selling children\u2019s author, Lisa Thompson, visited the JLV on Monday to kick off the national book tour for her newest book, The Day I Was Erased. 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