Books published by publisher YouWriteOn

Holly Butterworth thinks there is only one world - the one in which she lives. She soon finds out how wrong she is when she steps into a strange world of magic with no way of finding her way home again.Twelve year old Holly and her alter ego Joe have a series of adventures - some funny, some terrifying - as they travel in a magical trunk, capable of transporting them to different worlds.Whilst searching for a way home again, Holly and her new friends manage to rescue a lost child, fight off vicious attacks from magical creatures and escape capture in a wild chase across the moors.The first in a series of Holly Butterworth stories for 8 to 12 year olds, it is a modern day fantasy set in Lancashire in the North of England and in its parallel existences.

The Twelve Quests - Book 12, The Snow Queen's Mirror by Ana Fischel. This is the last book in the series of worrying tales which tell the story of 11 year old twins, Albert and Florence Leadington, who have been forced to embark on an extraordinarily epic journey to complete twelve deadly quests in order to be remove a curse from their family. As their nemesis Madame Divitan closes in on them, the children embark on the last stretch of a treacherous journey to The Snow Queen's lair in Lapland but a death is in store and it takes them all by surprise. Worse shocks are to come as they return to Victorian London, but will they ever see their parents again?

The Twelve Quests - Book 10, Sleeping Beauty's Spindle by Ana Fischel. The tenth instalment in this treacherous series of tales follows the horrifying lives of 11 year old twins, Albert and Florence Leadington, who have been forced to embark on an extraordinarily epic journey to complete twelve deadly quests in order to be remove a curse from their family. With a dreadfully dark magic at play the children find themselves transported to a creepy museum that comes alive and seems intent on killing them, and worse still they must enter a sleeping castle where they find themselves caught in a web of deceit and a spooky surprise disrupts their plans to get their hands on 'Sleeping Beauty's Spindle', however a mysterious bottled message seems to hold the answer...

The Twelve Quests - Book 8, Rumplestiltskin's Gold by Ana Fischel. The eighth in this series of darkly quirky books tells the woeful story of 10 year old twins, Albert and Florence Leadington, who are forced to embark on an extraordinarily epic journey to complete twelve deadly quests in order to be remove a curse from their family. This time their challenge is to procure some of Rumplestiltskin's gold but when they meet this strange character they get a lot more than they bargained for and soon find themselves trying to answer an impossible question with the assistance of a tattooed man and a mysterious beast that threatens their very lives even a celebration of the twin's birthday does little to diminish the imminent danger they find themselves in...

The Twelve Quests, BOOK 5, A Firebird’s Feather by Ana Fischel. It was 1849 and life was as tough as old boots for most people, that’s if you had shoes at all! Poor 10 year old twins Albert and Florrie Leadington had less than most. Indeed life had been most unkind to them in recent months as they desperately struggled to complete twelve diabolical quests. As the children are forced to continue their epic journey with just a Cockney smuggler, his magic compass and the neurotic Arthur Canarthy at their side, things had hardly been a bundle of laughs especially as they had all just been taken hostage by a bunch of cut-throat bandits, two of which had already tried to bury them alive! However, with the vindictive Madame Divitan closely watching their every move and werewolves waiting in the woods the future looked as bleak as a wet weekend... “Bleedin’ ‘ell, we’re ‘eaded towards the waterfall!” shouted Ebenezer Smythe. “Oh this is not good!” wailed Arthur Canarthy, understating the obvious as usual. “We will be drowned for sure and that is a most unpleasant death I’m told.” “Help us Uncle Arthur! Do something!” cried Florrie, as she swallowed a mouthful of water and choked it up again. But it was too late, as the force of the current had them in its grip and swept them straight over the edge..... Intrigued? You should be if you like quirky fantasy adventure books full of danger, dark magic and mystical folklore! The first 6 in this series of The Twelve Quests (for 7 – 12 year olds) are now available to buy online via most main bookstores and are published by Arts Council funded YouWriteOn. The remaining 6 will be published in 2010. For more details, downloads, school workshops and to read sample chapters from any of the books please visit our official website at www.thetwelvequests.com

In her last adventure in Nepal, Ingrid Wildsmith discovered her shamanic ancestry. Ingrid and her best friend, Penny, are now in Greece and Ingrid has yet to discover the full meaning of her shamanic blood. While exploring in the woods, the two girls make a discovery that gets them into deep trouble with an ancient race of giants. Kidnapped and imprisoned inside Mount Olympus, it looks as though Ingrid's destiny is to be enslaved as the handmaiden of a goddess, but there is one creature inside the mountain with the goddess, who is not all he seems. Ingrid's nemesis returns to exact his revenge, and once again, she finds herself in mortal danger.

Max Mace is about to discover a secret. As a young private investigator looking into the death of his close friend, he will have to solve clues, decide who he can trust and connect the pieces of the puzzle to find it out. In doing so, he will come face to face with his nemesis, Marlon Malone, and discover that the secret will change both their lives forever. Join Max on his terrifying journey to the truth. Dan Clay is a writer and film blogger (Movie Man Dan) living in West Yorkshire. Max Mace is his first book.

John hates baked beans, so when his best friend Eddie gets him to pack ten cans into their spaceship, he gets a bit worried. The spaceship is in Eddie's shed. It has got a computer, and a big screen, but it's made out of old tin cans and bits of wood, so you can imagine John's surprise when he pushes the big red button and it actually takes off! Their landing site looks a lot like Eddie's back garden, except his house has gone, the sky has turned pink, there is a strange looking creature lurking in the undergrowth, they have no phone signal, and it's getting dark...