The Bridge and the Flare

The war’s drawing to a gruelling close. The Allied ring of steel pushes from the depths of defeat into the downfall of their killers. Even with the inevitable victory not far from sight, there still must be men continuing to fight in the brutal conditions of the battlefield. Through mud and blood, an ordinary British infantry platoon has no preparation to succumb to the horrific experiences that await. No matter the cost. No matter the sacrifice. From D-Day to the Rhine, only one solemn expression remains. There will be no going back.

The World Through My Eyes

You might be wondering why this child is writing the story of her life down. There’s nothing interesting in a little “farm girl’s” life story or her view on how messed up the world is. You may be right. I’m not a big, wise person. However, I felt like I had a lot of things I needed to get off my chest, and also, when I was younger, I kind of wished I knew of someone similar to my age now, who was ready to speak about certain things with a freshly turned adult’s mind.

I do believe that sometimes young adults need young adults to share their perspectives because we speak a similar, if not the same language.

The Why Question

What if you were growing up in a war, with a best friend who has fled from the enemy for safety? To whom do you talk? And whom can you trust? And then in a zoo you discover a secret that you must never tell anyone. Imagine yourself in that same Dutch city, famous for its mouse and windmills, with your everyday life of bicycles, schools, visits, friends and parents.

And then disaster strikes. The boots arrive. Who is on whose side? Who is brave and who not? And even if you make a little sense of it all, you are no longer a child, and growing up fast, and the very biggest question of all is coming your way… why?

The Survivors

Birds fly over the streets of Saxet. A sense of despair looms in the air as the Resistance prepares for the annual tests. 

Seven deadly tests.

Designed to kill and leave behind the Survivors, the ones who must be eliminated. With blood on their hands and a grave history with Saxet, Resistance leader Veronica Blanchard, will stop at nothing to find every last one.

16-year-old Mavis Sterling, naïve and unsure of her place in society, is selected to take part in the tests. With her life on the line, Mavis discovers she will do anything to survive.

After the tests, Mavis flees to the abandoned city that surrounds Saxet. Battling between the loss of her family and the uncontrollable pull to the dark and mysterious R, Mavis’ life will never be the same.

As she navigates her new life and what dangers are around every corner, she discovers her hands were not made for playing piano, they were made for throwing knives.

The Storm Pipes

Adam is dared by his friend Matthew to enter the darkness of the reputedly haunted storm pipes at night. 

Adam accepts the dare as he feels it will impress Melissa, a girl from his school he’d very much like to take more notice of him.

Adam’s short and fearful walk into the darkness of the pipes takes an extraordinary turn as he falls into underground caverns and finds himself in a strange and dangerous land with no obvious way home...

The Silver Ghost Ship

Two brothers watch a ghost ship sail along the river towards the sea, one Halloween night. They suddenly find themselves enveloped in fog, before being deposited on the deck of the ship. They later learn from the crew that they have no hope of escape.

When the ship trades goods with the Bobbup Island, the chief refuses to let the boys go. However, after getting help from the boys, the inhabitants of the island set them in the direction that should lead them towards home. There are many dangers ahead for them, not least when they fall foul of the deadly blowpipes of the Grenhogs of Gremable Island.

Later they once again see the ghost ship, and fall in danger of being spotted by the captain, and being returned to his clutches.

Can they survive the perils facing them and reach the safety of their home? Can they evade being captured or will they never escape?

That is for you to find out.

The Reflectors

As Pete came around on the floor, he wondered how did a glass of water appear next to him, and who gave him his tablets? How did they know what tablets to give him? Was he being watched as he’d believed for a long time, and if so, where did they come and go from? Were they good or bad? He needed to find out the answers to these and many more questions.

The Power Of Rhyme

Lee knew the answer to his dad’s medical condition was somehow connected to the bedtime stories he had read to him. Now he and Lyndsay had made it back safely from the deserted island with the help of Mother Nature and one of the trade winds they were on the brink of solving the mystery. All they have to do is return to the moon and outwit Titch, the troublesome witch, with the help of Mervin the Magic Moose and Desmond the Duck.

The Mind's Limit

What would you do if you had the power to change anything, to do anything, but the only limit was your mind? Would you succumb to your desires and fulfil your every wish and dream? Would you wage war and serve justice on your own accord? Perhaps spread peace and love to those who need it most? Would you become a saviour the world needed? Maybe even become the one who ended all the suffering? Or would you do nothing, and simply let everything take its destined course?

Everyone has different intentions and morals… What are yours?

The Maliau Caves Adventure

Sebastian and his family live in Central New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Not far from Sebastian’s home are huge mysterious caves, the Maliau Caves; an underground land, lost in time, known only by clan elders and through the retelling of stories and legends from local villagers. Maliau is a Pidgin word for eel. The caves were also known by the villagers as ‘The Bat Caves’. One day while exploring in the jungle Sebastian discovers a sinkhole which leads to the entrance of a cave. It contains incredible formations and ancient engravings. While standing near the stream that runs through the cave, a gigantic shadow slowly swims towards him... a spirit eel... a Maliau!

Sebastian excitedly runs home and then returns to the cave’s entrance with his brother Ashton. Their young sister Khloe sees them going but is unable to follow. The boys enter the cave together and make some exciting as well as frightening discoveries only to become trapped and lost in the cave system. Their brave young sister Khloe, accompanied by her friends Silitia and Sipondia and villagers Matagol and Benson play their own part in finding and rescuing the boys. The Maliau Caves Adventure is an exciting story of mystery, courage, survival, friendship and rescue.

The Lonely Gotha

When Harold had to leave war torn, gloomy North London in the early years of the First World War, he had mixed feelings. Still mourning the death of his father on the Somme, Harold’s mother was taking him to live with her sister and uncle in the seaside town of Westgate-on-Sea, on the south-east coast of Kent. Harold remembered one previous visit, in the summer before the war, of squawking seagulls, striped deckchairs and a tiny cottage on the shore. A holiday was one thing, but what would living there be like, away from everything and everyone he knew?

The Lie

Follow the journey of four young students in their final year of Primary School as they confront the consequences of a small lie told by one of them that grows even bigger.

They explore relationship issues that emerge from the lie and become immersed in a community project. On their journey they learn to confront and deal with bullying and harassment.

Read on to understand why they became heroes in their local community.