Emily Knight I am...

by Abiola Bello

Overview

How does it feel to be different and misunderstood? And who cares? Emily Knight is young and famous, self-aware and intelligent. But what if the one thing that makes Emily different also makes her a target for evil? Can she defend herself...and everything she loves? A.Bello breaks boundaries with this gritty and gripping fantasy novel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781916286429
Publisher:	Hashtag Press
Publication date:	12/01/2021
Series:	Emily Knight , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	855 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

A. Bello was born and raised in London. She first began writing the Emily Knight saga shortly afterwards (only 12 years old!) with the intention of filling the gaping hole in children’s fiction for an inspirational, strong, black female, young protagonist. This gap remains in the publishing world. A. Bello received rave reviews for her debut book, ‘Emily Knight I am...’, as well as outstanding success with her Emily Knight Warriors pop-up book, which went viral in 2015 when it was gradually released online throughout the month of August. 'Emily Knight I am...Awakened' book 2 in the series was released on September 2017 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2019, shortlisted for the People's Book Prize 2019 and winner of London's Big Read 2019. She is the founder of The Lil' Author School, co-founder of Hashtag BLAK, ink! and The Author School. The Author School was shortlisted for The Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2016. A. Bello won The London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards 2018. A. Bello is regularly called to talk at literary events and within the media, she has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Female First Magazine, The Mirror, BBC1XTRA to name a few. As well as being a writer, A. Bello is a professional dancer and teacher. She has performed for more than a decade in prestigious venues including The Royal Opera House, The Barbican, Sadler’s Wells, Hammersmith Apollo, Stratford Theatre Royal. A. Bello has also appeared on The Apprentice, Got To Dance and Street Dance AllStars The Movie. A. Bello is currently writing her forth book. Follow on Instagram @abiolabello and Twitter @emilyknightiam www.a-bello.com