Danny Rurlander

Author of Spylark, action adventure story for boys and girls aged 9+.

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

Thrilled to hear my Lake District action adventure story #spylark published by @chickenhsebooks reviewed for #R4Today book club @frankcottrell_b Happy Half Term reading!

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

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As part of our #R4Today book club, author @frankcottrell_b and librarian @JL_Horan7 share some of their favourite spring-themed titles.

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As part of our #R4Today book club, author @frankcottrell_b and librarian @JL_Horan7 share some of their favourite spring-themed titles.

And tap the cards below for more recommendations ⬇️

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

@BBCr4today @frankcottrell_b @JL_Horan7 Thrilled to hear my Lake District action adventure story #spylark published by @chickenhsebooks reviewed for #R4Today book club @frankcottrell_b Happy Half Term reading!

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

@sue_wilkinson Hi Sue - I've had many lovely responses from my readers. I would say as a general rule younger readers focus on the characters and plot, with the map being helpful but incidental to their reading experiences. the older the reader the more they appreciate the map.

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

@sue_wilkinson One further thought. In terms of style of the fictional map I asked Finn to draw style elements from Arthur Ransom and JRR Tolkien! Very different genres, but it seems to have worked, and I was very happy with the result.

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

@sue_wilkinson I chose Finn, first because he is brilliant and secondly because he happens to me my son in law!

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

@sue_wilkinson I then enlisted Finn Sorsbie to create a "fictional map" based on the real one. https://t.co/qOPc4U5iui. .

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

@sue_wilkinson ....was a real place. (Check out my web site https://t.co/eHIislJhnr for more info on this).

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

@sue_wilkinson I began with the 1:25,000 OS map plotted the key places, overlaying them with my own very rough sketch. I then used the "what three words" app to check the accuracy of some of the locations, including out on the lake. I was keen that every location in the story, while renamed..

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

@sue_wilkinson Hi Sue - great to hear from you. I have so enjoyed this reading and thread. Thank you for your interest in #Spylark! I wanted a map to help orientate readers because so much of the story is related to geography, and to enhance the sense of place I wanted to achieve.

[Celia Kitzinger @KitzingerCelia]

Extract from Spylark by @DannyRurlander

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

Spylark still flying high this #workdbookday @stbschool Barrow and @KirkbieKendal

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the story.

[theoneandonly 💙 @faboneandonlyme]

Late to the party but what a ride!! Definite page turner, nothing superfluous or baggy. Delicious writing and storytelling. Congratulations ⁦@DannyRurlander⁩ 👏👏This could be one for your book club ⁦@StephyJAnderson⁩ obvs not target mkt but you’ll ❤️the setting 📚💕

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

We had such a wonderful morning @NLSCHOOL talking about #Spylark Thank you. Have a great summer holiday. #cumbriaschools @CumbriaSLS

[North Lakes School @NLSCHOOL]

Y5&6 meet Danny Rurlander the author of SPYLARK our class novel @DannyRurlander #nls50 #cumbriaschools @CumbriaSLS

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

It might be foggy where you are but it's a beautiful day in #spylarkcountry

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

@StRomerosCS Thanks for this. So glad you are enjoying #spylark @chickenhsebooks Do check out https://t.co/iWJR5E9bRK for teachers' notes and more....

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

#Spylark @chickenhsebooks out now on audible superbly read by Cumbrian @BradKavanagh https://t.co/geSiquXnrj

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

Yesterday I gave my lovely daughter away. Introducing the new Mr and Mrs Sorsbie!

[Danny Rurlander @DannyRurlander]

A great line up of books and cakes! Hope you have a wonderful time!

[Chorlton High Lib @ChorltonHighLib]

Looking forward to welcoming some Year 7’s into the library and revealing the winner of the Chorlton Children’s Book Award! And eating cake of course! @ChorltonBF @NizRite @DannyRurlander @Zendibble @crispriestley @ellygriffiths @SteveColeBooks