A talented young Wishaw boy is delighted after his debut novel was released.
Ryan Thompson, 13, began writing the novel, John Saves The World from Covid-19, during lockdown when he was just nine years old.
Over the next few years, the book was finessed and after being sent to a publisher, the book has now been released and is available in both paperback and Kindle.
Proud mum Cheryl said: “It all started off as a school project during the first lockdown when we were home-schooling the kids.
“The school asked Ryan and his classmates to write a story and it ended up growing arms and legs.
“The book is based on his elderly great-grandad when we were forced into lockdown and the toll it took on everyone mentally and physically.
“When Ryan started high school he was struggling a little bit so we thought about sending off the manuscript to publishers.
“I thought it would be a way to boost his confidence. When it eventually came back it was incredible.
“Ryan was involved in helping the illustrations too. It all came from his imagination, it’s really authentic.”
St Aidan’s High pupil Ryan is hoping this will be the first of many books and mum Cheryl couldn’t be prouder of him.
She added: “I can’t believe that something that started out when Ryan was only nine has culminated in this.
“He’s still buzzing about it. He loves English at school and I’m sure he will have some more ideas about what to do next.
“I’m so proud of him. Hopefully it will inspire more young kids to try this.”
John Saves the World From Covid-19 by Ryan Thompson is available to purchase online from Amazon by logging onto https://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Saves-World-Kenneth-Thompson/dp/1836635591/
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