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Workshop and Q&A with Maisie Chan

Watch Maisie Chan’s Virtual Author Workshop, suitable for years 5, 6 and 7

Activity sheet for workshop – Blasts from the Past
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Download a fun activity sheet as part of our BookTrust Represents virtual author visit with Maisie Chan

Suitable for: Years 5, 6 and 7

About Maisie Chan

Maisie Chan is a British-born Chinese author. Her debut novel Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths won the Branford Boase Award and the Jhalak Book Prize, and was also shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards and the Diverse Book Awards. 

Maisie also writes the young fiction series Tiger Warrior and is one of the authors in the bestselling The Very Merry Murder Club anthology. She runs the Bubble Tea Writers Network that supports and encourages writers of East and Southeast Asian heritage in the UK. 

Originally from Birmingham, Maisie now lives with her family in Glasgow. Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past is Maisie’s latest novel (published by Piccadilly Press).

About Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past

Book cover of 'Nate Yu's Blast from the Past'

Nate Yu Riley is adopted, and knows how loved he is. As he’s Chinese and his mums aren’t, they have tried to connect him with his heritage, but he’s just not interested – until the day he sees the ghost. Exploring questions of identity, belonging, and how history can be distorted depending on who does the telling, this is an engrossing, informative, and entertaining story of friendship and reconciliation. 

Read the first chapter of Nate Yu’s Blast From the Past
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  • Books for fans of Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past

    If you loved Maisie Chan’s Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past and are looking for similarly powerful stories, then these are the books for you! Here Maisie recommends some incredible books that fans of Nate’s story will enjoy.

Books by Maisie Chan

  • Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths

    by Maisie Chan, illustrated by Anh Cao 

    2021 9 to 14 years 

    • Funny

    Danny Chung doesn’t do maths he does do art. When his grandmother arrives from China, hilarious adventures including bingo and lychees show him that maths and art are closely connected.

  • Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu

    by Maisie Chan 

    2022 9 to 14 years 

    • Coming-of-age
    • Diversity and inclusion

    Can Lizzie get her grandad from Glasgow to Blackpool in time for a tea dance at the Tower Ballroom? A heartwarming story about looking after your family, even with the odds stacked against you. 

  • Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past

    by Maisie Chan 

    2025 9 to 14 years 

    • Coming-of-age
    • Ghost story

    Nate Yu Riley is adopted, and knows how loved he is. As he’s Chinese and his mums aren’t, they have tried to connect him with his heritage, but he’s just not interested – until the day he sees the ghost for the first time. 

  • The Super Sunny Murder Club

    Various authors, illustrated by Harry Woodgate, edited by Serena Patel and Robin Stevens 

    2024 9 to 14 years 

    • Short stories

    A collection of exciting, action-packed mystery stories from 13 brilliant contemporary authors – all with a summer theme. A perfect summer holiday read. 

  • Bedtime Stories: Amazing Asian Tales from the Past

    by Hannah Jiang, Saima Mir, Shae Davies, Maisie Chan, Cynthia So, Annabelle Sami, Bali Rai, Sufiya Ahmed, Rebeka Shaid and Rekha Waheed, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel, Abeeha Tariq, Amanda Yoshida, Debby Rahmalia, Ginnie Hsu, Hannah Li, Jen Khatun, Jocelyn Kao, Kübra Teber and Tika and Tata 

    2022 9 to 14 years 

    • Adventure
    • Around the world
    • Historical
    • Non-fiction
    • Short stories

    This attractive giftbook features sixteen biographical tales from across Asia and throughout history, with contributions from a range of authors and illustrators, all of Asian heritage.

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Virtual Author Workshop Library

Missed out on joining in with some of our BookTrust Represents Virtual Author Workshops? Catch up on all the action in our video library.

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  • BookTrust Represents

    BookTrust Represents is a programme created to promote and improve the representation of people of colour in children’s books so that all children read a range of books that reflect them and their wider communities.

  • Virtual author workshops

    Bring an author into your classroom! Schools can register to join our free Virtual Author Workshops with BookTrust Represents, allowing your children to ask authors questions and find out more about the books they love.