Reading out loud

Last week I visited Erskineville Public School in Sydney, to read and talk with some of the older students.
It was interesting to hear how many of them had read and loved some of my favourite books, like Treasure Island, and of course everyone has seen Pirates of the Caribbean, so they are very clued up on pirates.
We talked about how my books aren’t really scary, but then when I was reading they thought it was all pretty tense during the build-up to the first battle, and someone muttered, “This is really freaky!”
And that’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me.
Thanks to everyone at Erskineville for listening, and for your fascinating ideas and questions.