6.5. Masterclass with Katherine Rundell

Katherine Rundell is a kidlit phenomenon, whose work has been compared to the likes of Tolkien and Pullman. Her first book was acquired when she was 21; since then, her multi-award-winning books for children have been translated into more than forty languages, and sold over two million copies worldwide. The immensely popular British author will enthrall students with stories about how she crafts her magical realms filled with dragons, sphinxes, griffins, and more—including the worlds of her stunning latest book, Impossible Creatures, and her internationally bestselling modern classic, Rooftoppers. Grades 4–7.

Themes: Creative writing, storytelling, fantasy, worldbuilding
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts 4-9

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Katherine Rundell

KATHERINE RUNDELL is a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford. She is the author of Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, and Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise. Her multi-award-winning novels for children have been translated into more than forty languages and sold over two million copies worldwide. She has written for, among others, the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement, the New York Review of Books, and the New York Times, about books, the natural world and night climbing.