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WATCH: The President Of Malta Just Made Samuel’s Christmas

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Samuel Farrugia, the boy who stole everyone’s heart last Christmas with his story about staying positive even after losing his eyesight due to cancer, has been leading by example since we last saw him.

Apart from sculpting artworks for charitable auctions, he has been busy writing a fantasy novel set in the land of dinosaurs. 

All little boys love dinosaurs, but writing a whole book about them at the age of 12 is still super impressive, let alone doing it without eyesight.

In the last few months, after finishing the book, Samuel had sent a draft of his book to Her Excellency President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and said that “hopefully it will get published.”

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Not only that, but on the 7th of December, Samuel had given the President a surprise gift for her birthday. It was a sculpture he had made himself, a sculpture that represented ‘hope and a helping hand’, and upon recieving it, the President told Samuel “this is my best birthday ever”.

And last Friday, she decided to give Samuel a surprise of her own. 

Sitting between his mother and the President and her husband the First Gentleman of Malta Edgar Preca, Samuel could not have been more surprised when Xarabank host Peppi Azzopardi excitedly revealed that the President had gotten his book fully illustrated and published.

The Xarabank team then wheeled out boxes of his printed book to applause and big smiles- and Samuel could barely say anything more than ‘Oh my God!’ when they placed a copy of his printed debut novel in his hands.

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The President and her husband beamed as Samuel’s mother described the cover image to Samuel, with Samuel clearly overjoyed with his surprise Christmas gift. 

Entitled ‘Samuel and the Magic Tooth’, the book revolves around a little boy on an adventure in the time of dinosaurs, and promises to be a great read for little boys and girls everywhere. 

More than anything though, Samuel’s perseverance and dedication to overcome whatever came his way at such a young age will surely act as an inspiration for people all around Malta, and indeed the world. 

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The book is published by Panda Books and anyone who wants to reserve their copies can do so by sending an email on [email protected]

Let us know how much you love what the President did in the comments below.

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Johnathan is an award-winning Maltese journalist interested in social justice, politics, minority issues, music and food. Follow him at @supreofficialmt on Instagram, and send him news, food and music stories at [email protected]

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