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Seven-year-old novelist

A schoolboy sensation from Bolton is soaring up the list of bestsellers. Seven-year-old Monty Lord wrote 'Freaky School' - a tale of a school that's not quite all it seems - during his last summer holiday.

7-year-old writes best-selling novel

A schoolboy sensation from Bolton is soaring up the list of bestsellers. 7-year-old Monty Lord wrote 'Freaky School' - a tale of a school that's not quite all it seems - during his last summer holiday.

He and his family uploaded it to the internet and are now surprised and delighted by its popularity. Our correspondent Mel Barham met him today.

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