Roy Apps

Roy Apps is the author of 50 children's books. His novel The Secret Summer of Daniel Lyons won the Writers' Guild Children's Book Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Awards. It is now a successful musical. Roy also writes extensively for radio, theatre and TV. In 2001 he was awarded a BAFTA for his special contribution to children's TV. Roy visits schools, libraries and bookshops. He runs writing projects for all ages and over the last few years has helped young and new writers create books, plays, films, performance poetry, podcasts and an opera.

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The Secret Summer of Daniel Lyons

Against the wishes of his parents, Tom Jupe joins the South Seas Film Company and starts work on a film using the false name of Daniel Lyons. He loves it, but how long will he be able to keep up his double life? Funny adventure set in the birth of the British film-making industry.

Category: Fiction 10+
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
 
Paperback    £4.99