Ishaal Salim may only be eight-years-old but already she has fulfilled her ambition of becoming a published author.
The Jesmond youngster made Chronicle headlines last year after raising awareness of the plight of homeless people with Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah in a moving letter. And now, she has put pen to paper once again to co-write a children's book with author Robin Price and other young writers from across the UK.
The novel called Dunicorns tells the story of two characters on a mission to save unicorns from an evil cactus called Lord Drysis after he invades their desert planet. The tale adventure is now on sale in the bookshop Newcastle's Seven Stories in the hope it will inspire other children.
