St Francis Catholic School, Primary pupils listen carefully as local Berkshire author Vicki Gibson reads from her book The Eagle, a fantasy adventure about two children who learn from their fantastic adventures.
Mrs Gibson, who lives in Finchampstead, wrote The Eagle after she retired as Head of Philosophy of Religion and School Chaplain of an Independent school. She visited St Francis to talk about her book where she was welcomed by the children and their teacher, Mrs Lindsey Waller.
Mrs Gibson spent the morning with the children, telling them about her inspiration for The Eagle, enthralling them with extracts from the book and encouraging them to write the opening paragraph for their own suspense story.
Pupils Ashleigh Kirby and Sophia Zeolla told Mrs Gibson that they thoroughly enjoyed the morning and couldn’t wait to read the rest of the book for themselves.
Mrs Waller said "The children were delighted to meet a real author and loved hearing some of her delightful thought-provoking story.”