Sunday Mirror

Novelist of 10 immortalis­es pals in book

- BY KAREN ROCKETT

A 10-YEAR-old novelist thrilled his classmates by including them as characters in his book.

Arin Shetty penned action-thriller Acorn Man during the pandemic.

In it the protagonis­t tries to save an island – and millions of lives.

The Year Six pupil said he was inspired to write his own book after reading the Alex Rider series featuring a teenage spy.

His teacher Meghan Young says fellow pupils in Trowbridge, Wilts, were overjoyed to appear in the 140-page, 14-chapter story.

Some gave the selfpublis­hed work five-star reviews on Amazon.

She added: “We’ve got six children planning on writing their own book.”

Mum Savitha said: “It’s just amazing.”

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Arin Shetty
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