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Colm Mc Elwaine & Rebecca Wood Colm McElwaine & Aymen Abdoun

A Special Visit

On Wednesday the 14th March Colm McElwaine came this was his first book but he hoped it wouldn’t be the
to our school to talk about his new book “James Clyde last!! He is very passionate about writing books. He told
and The Diamonds of Orchestra”. us how he had started off writing the book for pleasure
but then he realised that it was brilliant so he tried to
He came because I (Paul Young) heard he had visited
another school in Cavan. get it published. He said he was a P.E teacher and he
wrote it in his spare time. He encouraged anyone who
I thought it would be interesting for him to come to our was interested in writing to follow their dreams.
school and talk about his book to my class, so I sent an
email to invite him to our school. It wasn’t long before Our class teacher Ms.Leddy then asked him would he
he answered my email. He said he would be glad to sign the books that we had bought. Then we held the
come and visit our school and talk to all the first year raffle. The lucky winners were Rebecca Wood, Stuart
students. He also said that he was looking forward to Bell and Aymen Abdoun. They were really happy that
answering any questions that we might have, about they won.
him or about his book. I was really happy to share my After he left I sent an e mail thanking him for visiting our
news with my classmates. school. I told him that we all enjoyed his presentation
and he helped us to realise how hard it was to write a
To prepare for his visit, myself and my classmates
found some information about him and his book, so book and to get it published. I thanked him for showing
that we could ask him some questions. We also used my class that if you really want something, you must
our commission from the M.S. Readathon to buy some work hard and you will get it in the end!!
copies of his book to raffle. He inspired a lot of children that day and everybody is
very excited and looking forward to reading his book.
When he arrived, he spoke to each first year class in
turn. When he was speaking with our class we asked a By Paul Young and Inesa Dubaviciute.
lot of questions about him and his book. He said that

Paul Young & Colm Mcelwaine Stuart Bell & Colm McElwaine

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