THREE young writers from the North-East will see their work appear in a book for charity.
The stories by ten-year-old Rebecca Lister, of Wearview, Beck Baxter, 14, of Redcar, and Heather Darwent, 12, of Yarm, are among the 100 top stories from more than 13,000 entries in the Staples Writing Competition.
The book, which is called Curiously, covers a range of topics from the imagination of the UK's youngsters, including how babies see the world, teenage experiences and how curiosity killed the cat.
It contains a foreword by HRH The Princess Royal, patron of the National Autistic Society, and Jane Asher, president of the charity.
The book is on sale at Staples and House of Fraser stores from Wednesday, priced £1.
All proceeds will go to the National Autistic Society, Childline, Whizz Kidz and Ty Hafan Children's Hospice
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