Four P7 pupils from Ashgrove had the privilege today of meeting award-winning author Marita Conlon McKenna at Belfast's MAC theatre, ahead of a new stage adaption of her most famous book.
Under the Hawthorn Tree (one of our P7 class novels), is set during The Great Irish Famine. The story follows the journey of three brave siblings as they fight for survival during the Potato Famine in Ireland, 1845.
Pupils had the chance to meet the author and ask her questions about her books and being a writer. She also autographed books for the children and the school was presented with copies of the Hawthorn Tree trilogy for the school.
It was a great opportunity for pupils and one that may inspire writers of the future!
