Fame came to a 13-year-old author when she took centre-stage at her first book-signing.  But the fortune from Julie Tanner’s debut book will not come to her as the talented teenager compiled the book for charity. 

Julie, of Dale Hill, Kirby-le-Soken, contacted hundreds of stars of entertainment, sport and politics to write her book 101 Reasons to Get Up in the Morning.  She asked them to give readers inspiration and replies came from everyone from the late Pope John Paul II to actor Emma Thompson in a book. 

The former St Philomena’s School pupil did it all for CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. 

On Saturday, a queue of people went into Caxton Books in Connaught Avenue, Frinton, to buy the book and have it signed and 170 copies were sold on the day. 

Julie said: “I’ve really enjoyed it and I’m really pleased with the amount of people who turned up.”

Former MP Ivan Henderson, who is featured in the book, gave support, as did MP Douglas Carswell.