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Friends, Funny Books and Citizenship

Friends, Funny Books and Citizenship

Friends, Funny Books and Citizenship

Pamela Butchart talks about how fun and friendships help you overcome your fears.

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Pamela Butchart

Pamela Butchart is an award-winning children’s author, secondary school philosophy teacher and mummy. As a child, Pamela was lucky enough to grow up in a house full of pets and go to a primary school where lots of weird and spooky things happened (well, in her imagination at least). Her top-selling stories include The Spy Who Loved School Dinners which won the Blue Peter Best Story Award and My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat which won The Children’s Book Award. Pamela lives in Dundee with her son, Albie, and their two cats, Bear & Carlos. If she wasn’t working as a writer and a teacher she’d like to open a luxury hotel for stray cats.

Twitter: @Pamela_Butchart
Facebook: @pamelabutchartbooks

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