13-year old British-Ghanaian author, Harrison Wallace partners with Worldreader

MILLIONS of children across the globe will soon be able to read the debut novel T he Super 4: Dark Death by teen author Harrison Wallace, absolutely free thanks to a brand new collaboration. Half Ghanaian, half British, 13 year ­old Harrison has lived in the UK, Ghana and Bangladesh, but currently resides in Vietnam. In Ghana, Harrison was a pupil at Ghana International School for a period of 7 years.

Harrison has teamed up with international NGO, Worldreader to give as many as 5 million boys and girls in developing countries a chance to read his book. As part of the deal, T he Super 4: Dark Death has been re­formatted especially for Worldreader compatible e­readers and will be available for ‘Worldreaders’ to access from the end of February.

Speaking about the new development, Mr Joseph Botwey, the coordinator of Worldreader partnerships and publishing for West Africa says his organization is delighted to include Harrison’s novel on their list of authors. He added, “We love stories written by kids for other kids. It encourages other young people to realize they have a lot of potential. Our editors enjoyed the plot that Harrison created and they liked his style of writing.”

Commenting on his decision to share his book for free with other children, Harrison said, “It took me an entire year to create my first book. The first few drafts were painstakingly horrible, and as I got more into the story, I began to realize how hard it was to write a story. Four months in, I gave up. Two months after that, my parents convinced me to get back on it, and since then, I had been on the bumpy road of struggles and hardships.

“My parents and I are extremely excited about this amazing opportunity to sign a contract with Worldreader, and I’m pleased that I get to share my book with children less fortunate than myself.”

The Super 4: Dark Death will be available via Worldreader from the end of February. The Super 4: Dark Death will be available via Worldreader from the end of February. The second book in the Super 4 series , Gone  is currently available to by on www.amazon.com.

Avid reader turned author, Harrison David Kofi Wallace’s love for writing fiction germinated from his passion for reading. As long as he can remember, Harrison has enjoyed burying his head in a book and getting lost in the plot.

He has written two complete novels under the Super 4 quadrilogy series, with the third title due for publication in Easter 2016. Alongside his novels, Harrison contributes popular short stories under a pseudonym.

And when he is not writing and reading, he enjoys fact­finding, science, basketball and hanging out with his big sister Maia and his friends.