Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold

How much do you know about the Greek gods?

Join award-winning author Bryony Pearce as she celebrates her first middle-grade novel Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold!

Quizzes, making up our own God and learning about Hannah Messenger (granddaughter of Hermes), makes for a fun hour of myth, magic and mystery.

Publisher: UCLan Publishing
Author: Bryony Pearce is an award-winning author of thrilling novels for adults and young adults. Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold is her first novel for 9-12 year old readers. Bryony has always loved mythology and is excited to bring a fun new heroine to the pantheon!
Book: Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold is an entertaining book about the power of friendship and the importance of paying attention to other people’s stories. The Gods of Olympus, sick of being replaced by human technology have retired to a village in Cambridgeshire, Hockwold-cum-Wilton. But something has gone wrong and they have lost their memories. Now they think they are ordinary humans. Only Hannah Messenger and her friends know who they really are. And that means when the God’s objects of power start to go missing, only Hannah and her friends can stop the thief.
Availability: Flexible Open to discussion
Audience: 8-13
Event Type: Online
Author's Travel Constraints: Bryony is happy to travel up to 90 minutes from Gloucestershire by car without charging travel expenses.
Fees: For a one hour talk Bryony charges £150. Bryony is also available for creative writing classes. A half day event is £250, a full day £350.
Technical Requirements: PowerPoint presentation, so a projector and screen would be useful. Would also appreciate a flipchart and pens.

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