Books with author Joan Davies

Mattie can hear her mother crying. Wondering if this is because her stepfather's office keys are missing she decides that she must try and find them before he returns from a business trip. She discovers that though she cannot do this in the real world it may be possible to do so in a fantasy one.A white feather guides her through a magical world where the five holders of the keys live. Not only does she have to find these people but also persuade them to give her their keys. Her quest takes her up a mountain, into caverns, a maze, a wood and a castle. But nothing is what it seems and lots of obstacles are put in her path.

In the late 1800’s, a Sailor named John Tillet had fought for his life when the ship he was working on capsized in a freak storm near a small island in the Indian Ocean.For nearly 5 years, since her husband John’s disappearance, Emma had worked hard scrubbing shop front steps to make enough money to pay the landlords rent and feed Sam, her small son.Christmas was drawing near and Emma wanted so very much to buy a wooden toy train with the letters S.A.M. on the side for her little boy. Sam would be 6 years old on Christmas day but somehow she never had enough money left over at the end of the week to put by for the toy train. What was she to do?

The king had consulted the sage of the hills, Who said ending a drought was beyond his small skills. But if someone could spread some snow in the sky, The rain would return — they would see by and by! There has been no rain for months. The crops are failing and the people and animals are thirsty. Only Darren can help, so he sets out on a journey to find a special snow that will return water to the land. Can Darren succeed in his quest to break this dreadful drought?

Superheroes, dragons and spacemen are only some of the exciting characters that feature between the covers of this well-stocked book by John Davies. Journey into space with Captain Crusoe; join Madoc on his mission to save Santa; find out whether Captain Beany can outwit the wicked witch! There are tales that will either grip you with suspense or have you laughing out loud. There are tales with a happy ending and tales with a twist. They are all collected here, in a book that you will not want to put down until you've devoured every single page.