Problems with Pythagoras!

• Downloadable resources for parents, teachers and children are available at: www.sweetcherrypublishing.com/resources • An animated book trailer has been published on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and the World Book Day website • A one month blog tour with key social media influencers and parent bloggers took place in February 2018, including reviews, featuring guest posts with the author Stella Tarakson and a #HopelessHeroes Tag Post which Sweet Cherry have created. • In February 2018, Sweet Cherry published a blog post about inspiring fictional female characters, including Zoe from the Hopeless Heroes series • In January 2018, an article by author Stella Tarakson was featured on the World Book Day website • In February 2018, a blog post by Stella Tarakson was published on the Federation of Children’s Book Group website • Hopeless Heroes was included in Sweet Cherry’s contribution to the World Book Day #ShareAStory campaign 2018. 700 schools received a free copy of Here Comes Hercules! (Hopeless Heroes book 1) to celebrate World Book Day and encourage reading. • In February 2018, the illustrator Nick Roberts visited St Barnabas primary school for early World Book Day celebrations and the event was covered by ITV Central News • In March 2018, Hopeless Heroes activity packs were distributed to every primary school in the UK as part of the official World Book Day package. • In September 2018, E-Marketing will be sent to hundreds of people who have read other books in the Hopeless Heroes series • In Summer 2018, a Which God Are You? Quiz will be promoted on social media • In Autumn 2018 there will be magazine advertising in key kids magazines such as NatGeo and Amazing! • A further activity pack based around the first five books will be developed and distributed around the UK

Hopeless Heroes is a fun-filled series about Greek mythology, adventure and what it means to be a hero. Great for fans of Who Let The Gods Out and Percy Jackson.Tim Baker’s got problems: he’s failing maths, banished from Ancient Greece, and confused about what to call Mum’s new boyfriend. What makes a good father anyway? Is it strength, courage and– Strength! –like Hercules believes? Is it attractiveness? Wisdom? Intelligence? Does it have anything to do with beans? Let the Labours of Larry/Mr Green begin! Hopeless Heroes is a fun-filled series about Greek mythology, adventure and what it means to be a hero. Readers aged 7+ will love diving into the world of Tim Baker and his (sort of) friend Hercules. Great for fans of Who Let The Gods out and the Percy Jackson series. Online activity packs can be found at www.sweetcherrypublishing.com