BookElves Anthology Volume 2

by Jemima Pett, Cheryl Carpinello, Rebecca M. Douglass

Seven authors, seven new tales to twang your heart as you snuggle up cosy and warm during the long winter nights. Will the Christmas fairy be ready to grant your wishes? Will Shirley Link solve all the clues to her presents? And will Santa's reindeer, a lost and forlorn hero, and a boy under the spell of a wicked witch find their way home when they are left out in the cold at midwinter? Find out in this second anthology from the MG BookElves, a selection that older children will love, and adults will enjoy reading to younger children.

*Can Shirley Link's friends help her discover the joy of Christmas by setting her a puzzle only she can solve? Ben Zackheim (Shirley Link Detective Series, the Camelot Kids)
*Max the talking Tonkinese cat has an unpleasant surprise when he finds himself trapped in the attic one night. Will he escape the clutches of the Christmas fairy, a regiment of soldiers and three obstreperous French hens in time to enjoy a holiday with his family? Wendy Leighton-Porter (The Shadows from the Past series)
*Will Melvin Finklestein manage to impress the snooty Trixie Tragik with his Popcorn Surprise, or will the wicked Jasper Jollywood ruin his latest invention? S W Lothian (The Quest series, Time Square series)
*How can an overweight guinea pig save Santa's lost reindeer and hide him away long enough to regain his ability to fly? Jemima Pett (The Princelings of the East series)
*Halitor can't find the people who need his help on the long night of Midwinter. But they find him, and there may be some holiday magic in the air. Rebecca M Douglass (The Ninja Librarian series, Halitor the Hero)
*Once this warhorse carried a mighty king; now he carries a cargo more precious - the young girl destined to be his queen. Cheryl Carpinello (Young Knights of King Arthur series, Guinevere of Camelot)
*The Witch War is over, but the scars of their spells still cause havoc in Werifesteria. When Jacob's father is taken by the witch of the Dark Wood, Jacob and King Aldridge set out to return him. A fun fairy tale by Annaliese Matheron (Ninja Nan series)

Each tale weaves its own seasonal magic. Each magician has already warmed the hearts of thousands of young readers with their stories. Enjoy these frantic races to meet the Christmas deadline while you curl up in your favourite reading spot this winter.

154 pages, Paperback

First published November 12, 2015

About the author

Jemima Pett has been living in a world of her own for many years. Writing stories since she was eight, drawing maps of fantasy islands with train systems and timetables at ten. Unfortunately no-one wanted a fantasy island designer then, so she tried a few careers, getting great experiences in business, environmental research and social work. She finally got back to building her own worlds, and wrote about them. Her business background enabled her to become an independent author, responsible for her own publications.

Her first series, the Princelings of the East, is now complete, with ten mystery adventures for advanced readers set in a world of tunnels and castles. There's a strong element of time travel, and relies on thinking yourself out of difficult situations! Jemima does chapter illustrations for these.

Shehas also published two volumes of Christmas stories for young readers, the BookElves Anthologies, and her father's memoirs White Water Landings, about the Imperial Airways flying boat service in Africa. Her current work-in-progress is the third in her (adult) science fiction series set in the Viridian System, in which the aliens include sentient trees.

Jemima now lives in Hampshire with her guinea pigs, the first of whom, Fred, George, Victor and Hugo, provided the inspiration for her first stories, The Princelings of the East. She is currently writing short stories for anthologies, and working on ideas for a new climate-related fiction book.

See my blog at jemimapett.com
The Princelings series at Princelings of the East series
My science fiction books at Viridian System series

Reviews

[Chris The Story Reading Ape · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting tales

As always, the best way to check out new authors, is to read their stories, especially their short ones, and an anthology gives readers a great opportunity to check out several authors for the price of one book.

See my review also at:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/BookElves-An...

[M.G. King · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a little bit of everything here-- mystery, humor, fantasy, and adventure, each story a perfect length to enjoy with a hot cup of tea at the end of a busy day. Well-told with happy endings, these are my favorite kind of stories. Some of them made great read-alouds with the family. And I love that they were written from three different continents (North America, Europe, and Australia) -- each author's voice in this collection is unique.

[Victoria Zigler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent collection of festive tales, which are even better than those in volume one of the Book Elves anthologies.

[Rebecca Douglass]

As one of the authors featured in this anthology, I can't exactly give an unbiased review...but I have to say, there are some terrific stories in here, even aside from my own!

[roxana · Rating 5 out of 5]

wonderful collection of stories perfect to be read near the Christmas tree.