Novelist of 10 immortalises pals in book
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.”