Alex Valentine: The Midnight Children

Alex Valentine will never be trusted. With her fate tied to an ancient prophecy she is destined to destroy her clan…and she has every intention to do so.

Under the ever-watchful eyes of her Authorities she is forced to serve time in her clan’s military institute. However, when she destroys their sacred artefact, the Ankh of the Dead, it appears she has signed her death warrant.

With the Authorities’ grip tightening, enemies closing in and two more Midnight Children revealed; Alex needs to act fast. Prophecy or no prophecy she will have her revenge. For the life she was forced into and for the life stolen from her, nothing will stand in her way.

Except… her own past. When old ghosts return to haunt her she must decide who she can trust, including herself. She must decide how to play her game without playing right into the Authorities’ hands. She must decide how far she is willing to go and how much blood she is willing to spill.

Acting Monologues | A New Collection | Volume I

This is a diverse and exciting new collection of modern and historical pieces for young performers, aged 7 to 17 years.

A selection of speeches designed to empower and authenticate young girls, teenagers, and individuals who identify as female, as well as numerous gender-fluid roles.

The monologues are suitable for acting examinations, competitions, and auditions – or any situation where a solo scene is required from a published book of monologues. For those learners who study LAMDA examinations, the collection provides options for the learner’s ‘own choice’ category from grades Entry – Grade 5.

Vitally, the themes are fresh and relevant to young people in a modern world; giving learners wider opportunities to explore, learn, and grow as actors, inspired by new and original writing, which is fun, challenging, and meaningful to perform.

A Survival Story of Michael and Natlik

Michael’s holiday on a tiny offshore island in Papua New Guinea, where his uncle owned a copra and cocoa plantation, was like an exciting dream. It was there that he became friends with Natlik, his uncle’s house servant who taught him to spear fish, recognise poisonous plants and corals and to light a fire without matches.

However, an incredible boating and fishing trip with his uncle suddenly turned into a nightmare when disaster struck. Michael was left floundering in shark-infested waters off the coast of Southern New Ireland. When Michael failed to return home from the fishing trip, Natlik, using his sharp powers of observation and tracking skills is faced with a risky and dangerous trip across sea and through jungle to try and find his young friend.

A Broken Reed

On the edge of town, at the McKinney farm, there’s a pond which rests on the side of the road. For any other town this pond would be forgettable. Aside from the cluster of reeds bordering its edges, this body of water possesses no significance to anyone who passes it by.

However, the status of this pond changed during one conversation between a mother and her daughter. The moment came when Naomi Davis appeared to be most vulnerable. Through an analogy concerning this pond, Mrs. Davis would shape her daughter’s understanding on the importance of communicating with someone when you’re in trouble and trouble is what Naomi found during her senior year at school.

Whether she was dealing with the proposition of love or intimidation through threats, Naomi kept that conversation with her mother close to her heart, attempting to remember its meaning from that fateful day.

Follow Naomi as she comes to know what it means to be A Broken Reed.

...She Had Wings

…She Had Wings is a series of short stories for children, designed to open their minds and imagination. The book encourages them to look at life and other people from different perspectives and helps them to face difficulties and weaknesses at their own pace.

The story of …She Had Wings gives an insight into the trials, experiences and adventures involved in some children’s struggles, as well as the determination they show when faced with difficulties. The children are guided with a little help that comes when needed, in a manner unknown to others.

'King' Kamehameha Goes to Hawaii!

‘King’ Kamehameha is finally going to Hawaii on his jollies!

But things do not go smoothly. There is a crown snatcher lurking about, not to mention big, black smouldering cauldrons, gruesome looking savages, and the chief, Ali’i nui who, incidentally, has captured Toni’s eye.

All is not well. ‘King’ Kamehameha’s kingdom and his whole sovereignty are threatened and, to add more gloom to his doom, he is in danger of acquiring a new step-daddy!

Laughter, tears and adventures ensue, but will Kamehameha still be ‘king’ at the end of it all?