Alex Mullarky - Uncovering Underfell

  • Thursday 16th February
  • Bishopton Library 1.30pm-2.30pm - open to - Bishopton Primary, Dargavel Primary
  • Linwood Library - 11am-12pm - open to East Fulton Primary, Our Lady of Peace Primary, Woodlands Primary

Live Event - suitable for Primary 6 and 7 pupils.

Thirteen-year-old Ivy North is an adventurer and expert map reader who can pitch a tent in four minutes flat.
There’s just one problem.
She’s too afraid to go outside.
But when her brother is turned into a kestrel, Ivy must face her fear and enter the enchanted realm of Underfell to rescue him.

Pack your bag, bring your map and binoculars and join author Alex Mullarky as she takes you on an epic journey into her fantastical debut novel, The Sky Beneath the Stone. In this workshop we will create a collaborative map of magical places and use our senses to bring our favourite settings to life, developing ideas for our own tales of adventure!

Bio: Alex Mullarky is a writer and veterinary nurse who loves creating stories about nature and magic. Raised in Cumbria, she studied English Literature at the University of St Andrews, Scotland and Screenwriting at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia. Alex now lives on the edge of Edinburgh and can be found walking with their dog, swimming (sometimes with seals) and playing roller derby.

Book an Event

Bus hire costs can be reimbursed to schools who are situated more than one mile from where a library event is taking place.

Email [email protected] with the subject heading - Paisley Book Festival Schools Programme Bookings - Name of Event

Please provide the following information in the email:

Name of your school.

Name of Teacher and Class Attending (include year group) with Contact Glow Email Address

Number of pupils and number of school staff / parent volunteers attending

If you will require costs of bus hire to be reimbursed.

Closing date – Thursday 26th January 2023.

We will inform you if you have been lucky on Monday 30th January. The library will provide copies on loan of the author’s books for the teacher to use in advance, and can recommend classroom resources if available.