The Bird Children
Barbara Spencer
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Two sorcerers: one good, one bad. Jacob, who uses his power to safeguard the Prince and inhabitants of the Kingdom of Sudana; Mendorun who has already learned the secret of positive energy and wields an army of giant crows. Now he is snatching away children, to steal their souls and create birds that can think. His plan? To become the most powerful sorcerer on earth and he will destroy anyone or anything that gets in his way.The only person standing in his way is a football-mad teenager from Birmingham, Jack Burnside, whose best friend a camel called Bud, can walk through time and space. Jack is in Morocco when Jacob appears with the news that Bud has fallen into Mendorun's hands. Jack must reach him before Mendorun can unlock the camel's magical powers. Unwilling to get involved in another scary adventure, Jack refuses. He couldn't help even if he wanted to. He's on an organised tour with fourteen other boys and every minute of their time is accounted for. He couldn't possibly help...Or could he?A fantasy for children, aged 9 - 12, The Bird Children is the second of the Jack Burnside adventures. The first, A Dangerous Game of Football, was published by Halsgrove.About the Author
In 1967, considering herself to be destined for a life of mediocrity, Barbara Spencer hi-tailed it to the West Indies to watch cricket, the precursor to a highly colourful career spanning three continents, in which she was caught up in riots, wars and choosing Miss World.
She eventually settled in Somerset, to bring up a family, tap-dance and teach at the local swimming club. Now a hands-on grandmother, her current desire is to disappear in a puff of smoke and find peace and quiet to pursue her writing. Most recently, the launch of her children’s book Scruffy has taken Barbara into primary schools, talking and working with children on story writing.
When asked
Which three authors’ work would you compare your writing to? - she said:
'Nobody I can think of. I write for little kids, children, teenagers and young adults. Besides that, I write the stories I want to write. For so many authors, their first book dictates the style which they repeat on and on and on ... I couldn’t do that. I would lose interest after two. For me, a story creeps its way into my head; fully-fledged it tells me how it wants to be written: third person - first person – comical – mysterious – or exciting. I don’t seem to have a lot of say in it and woe betide if I try to change it – the words stick like blocks of wood at the end of my pen'
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Format
Paperback
176 pages pages
Author
Barbara Spencer
Publisher
Matador an imprint of Troubador Publishing
Publication date
1st June 2011
Author's Website
ISBN
9781848766914
