Books published by publisher YouWriteOn

Hi. This is Rachel again. After all the trouble I told you about in my first book 'Family Secrets', I was really looking forward to going back to Scarborough for the summer holidays. I was gonna see my gran and all my old friends and get away from all the bad stuff for a while. But that so didn't happen! It started going wrong as soon as I stepped off the bus and creepy Joshua tried to chat me up. Then the next day Gran didn't came home from the day centre. When the police turned up at Gran's bungalow looking all serious I was totally freaked. After that things just kept getting worse and it was up to me to sort it all out, even though it could cost me my life.

Set in hidden valleys, deep in unexplored South American rainforest. An accident prone girl Laura is helped by Zendor a wizard. When Laura's father gives her a birthday present of a wizard figurine, which he obtained under strange circumstances and a visit by her father's half brother Uncle Rufus, who gives her a mysterious crystal for her birthday. Things happened which she could not explain at the time, and she finds herself transported to the rainforest. Where she meets the native people of the hidden valleys who call themselves the chosen people. She also meets a group of people called Guardians of Gila who, with Zendor, have formed to protect the world from Xobac, an evil wizard. Laura finds that she's descended from Gila a sorceress in the distant past and has inherited her powers, handed down though the ages. Gila's bitter enemy Xobac, who has been cocooned for hundreds of years and is now released and bent on the destruction of Laura, and the chosen people of the hidden kingdom, who with the guardians of Gila were traditional enemies. Although reluctant at first to help, Laura changes her mind when the friendly chosen people of the hidden kingdom save her life and help her overcome her feelings of anger at being bought there against her will.

The Twelve Quests, BOOK 4, Rapunzel’s Hair by Ana Fischel. It was 1849 and life was as tricky as loaded dice especially if you were about to take the biggest gamble of your life which 10 year old twins Albert and Florrie Leadington had been doing for several months and were about to do once again. After having successfully completed the first 3 of their dangerous quests you might be correct in thinking that luck was on their side but you couldn’t be more wrong as The Maze of Madness awaited them and worse still, young Florrie was about to be murdered by the very person she had come to trust – Arthur Canarthy – because despite the fact she and her brother had become fairly used to side-swiping the grim reaper’s attempts at claiming their lives, one really wouldn’t expect your own guardian to be wielding the knife... The inside of the castle was not at all what they expected. It was as if all evidence of time passing had simply been rubbed away. Grandfather clocks, cuckoo clocks and carriage clocks had all stopped at the exact same time. Cobwebs trailed down like old moth eaten wedding gowns and forgotten dust covered every surface. Clearly nothing had been touched for a very long time. All the curtains were closed even though it was broad daylight outside, and the rooms they passed appeared to be unoccupied. In fact, the only sign of life were hundreds of caged birds that squawked and sung mournfully. 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

A mythical intriguing story full of suprises and humour. This is a story of a boy called Jack Dent, whose life is at a low ebb. Jack is struggling in year six with his preparation for S.A.T 'S, and is often humiliated for wearing second hand clothes. It is only by chance that Jack spots an ancient antique and curiosity shop. He yearns to explore the huge building for his birthday present. Jack's wish comes true when his father decides to take him. Unbeknown to Jack, the keeper Alfred Hopkins is much more than a keeper. The adventure begins.

Too scary for grown-ups? When Sam agrees to help the elves of Mirethal he little realises the dangers he will have to face. He is accused of being a spy, ambushed by outlaws, and attacked by pirates. His family is threatened and his best friend is kidnapped. Dare you follow him through the treacherous forest and the snowbound mountain pass as he tries to get them both home safely?