Sharna Jackson is opening BookTastic Bedford’s school programme on Monday 3 July!
Sharna Jackson is the best selling author of the High Rise-Mystery series and will be bringing her latest book The Good Turn.
Sharna Jackson is an award-winning author and curator who specialises in developing socially-engaged initiatives for children across culture, publishing and entertainment. She was recently the Artistic Director at Site Gallery in Sheffield, and was formerly the editor of the Tate Kids website. Sharna’s debut novel High-Rise Mystery received numerous awards and accolades including the Waterstones Book Prize for the Best Book for Younger Readers. Sharna lives on a ship in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
About The Book
When eleven-year-old Josephine Williams learns about the first Girl Scout Group for Black girls in America, she sets up her own, with her closest friends Margot and Wesley. The Copseys is born!
This is a story of friends embarking on an extraordinary adventure in their ordinary town. It is a mystery that celebrates activism and inquisitive minds, with a diverse cast of characters who put friendship first. KS2 – 9+
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