Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap. In attempting to discover whether such a creature could really exist, Asa finds himself caught up in an unexpected adventure. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.

The windvale sprites : Crook, Mackenzie, 1971- : Free The windvale sprites : Crook, Mackenzie, 1971- : Free

Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Asa has no idea what the creature might be but he wants to know, and very soon he has discovered his first clue.

With a thrilling plot, exciting characters and moderate violence, this fast-paced fantasy adventure is the first instalment of a riveting trilogy. Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes. An early example is, “The hurricane was now a mere gale and was carrying out its final checks, seeing that everything was dislodged that could be dislodged, uprooted or simply repositioned. When a storm sweeps through the country, Asa wakes up the next day to find that his town is almost unrecognisable – trees have fallen down, roofs have collapsed and debris lies everywhere. This is a lovely book - a great modern fairytale, where a young boy finds a strange creature in his pond after a storm, and then goes on a quest to find out more.

The Windvale Sprites)] [By (author) Mackenzie Crook [(The Windvale Sprites)] [By (author) Mackenzie Crook

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The idea of a sprite living in a moor like the one I live near gives me a feeling that makes me want to go and see if they do exist! There are magical beings, the Windvale Sprites, who inexplicably share the English language but little else with humans, but no magic occurs, save for the sprites’ treasured relic, which I won’t divulge the details of in the interest of encouraging others to read this marvellous book.

The Lost Journals of Benjamin Tooth | Faber The Lost Journals of Benjamin Tooth | Faber

Though this is a tale about fairies it's not a fairytale in the conventional sense; while there are traditional elements this is essentially an adventure story involving young Asa Brown attempting to solve a centuries-old conundrum, and what he did after he found the answer. Mackenzie Crook, as an author, has done a decent job of creating a whimsical if not a little too obtuse fantasy story.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Windvale Sprites' is an old fashioned, yet timeless tale, in a contemporary setting - well told and well worth a read. At Tooth’s tumbledown cottage on Windvale Moor, Asa learns that the sprites may hold the key to eternal life and Benjamin Tooth makes a surprising reappearance. What Asa reads in those journals takes him on a secret trip to Windvale Moor, where he discovers much more than he’d hoped to . It is the story of Asa Brown, who after the Great Storm of 1987 finds a mysterious creature drowned in a pond in his back garden.