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Sydney Writers' Festival 2009 - Online Program

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Ranger?s Apprentice with John Flanagan
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John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice books are enjoyed by young people the world over. The series follows the adventures of 15-year-old Will, apprenticed to the Ranger Corps - a mysterious group who act as the King’s eyes and ears throughout the mythical land of Araluen and beyond its shores. Join John as he takes you behind the scenes of his hugely popular series, plus be among the first Ranger’s Apprentice fans in Australia - and in the world - to get an exclusive sneak preview of Book 9: Halt’s Peril!

Introduced by Judith Ridge.



Author Talk  |  Children & Young Adults, Fiction
Participants
John Flanagan, Judith Ridge (facilitator)

When
Sunday, May 24 2009
10:30 - 11:30

Where
Sydney Dance Company, Studio 1
Pier 4/5, Hickson Road
Walsh Bay
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Cost
Free

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JOHN FLANAGAN (LOCAL)Flanagan, John

JOHN FLANAGAN's bestselling Ranger’s Apprentice adventure series was originally comprised of 20 short stories which John wrote to encourage his 12-year-old son, Michael, to enjoy reading. The series has come a long way since then. Now sold to 20 countries, the series has appeared on The New York Times bestseller list for over five months and is regularly shortlisted in children's book awards in Australia and overseas. John, a former television and advertising writer, has recently released his first adult crime novel, Storm Peak. He is currently writing more adult and children’s novels.


 rangersapprentice.com

also appearing at...
44: John Flanagan at Blacktown Library
323: It?s All Formulaic

JUDITH RIDGE (LOCAL)Ridge, Judith
Judith Ridge is the Western Sydney young people’s literature officer. She is also a writer, editor, teacher and blogger.
 westword.wordpress.com

also appearing at...
51: Primary School Days - Penrith
297: Don’t Tell the Teenagers: Young Adult Fiction That’s "Too Hard" for Young Adults
304: The Secrets of Writing Fantasy for Young Adults