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Go on another adventure with Badger and his faithful dog, Beano as they meet a girl, who is an Elf Assassin. The ancient ring that holds the veil in place in the Land has been stolen and the Assassin needs the help of Badger and Beano to find it. Meanwhile, the girl Assassin is being stalked by another Assassin who is intent on killing her. This is one of the most exciting of the Badger, Beano Adventure series. Monsters, magic, and strange beings throughout this wonderful story.

Gerard and Patrick are brothers. Patrick is autistic. One night while watching TV with his brother, Gerard notices how excited Patrick gets when a programme about dolphins is shown. Gerard makes up his mind to take Patrick to the south of Ireland where the famous Dolphin, Fungie lives. But his mother's boyfriend, an unsavory character, convinces her that Patrick would be better off in a Home for special children. With the help of Spike and his girlfriend Scat, Gerard and his girlfriend, Kelly break Patrick out of the Home, steal a car and pursued by the I.R.A. they go on a mad chase across ...

Eoin, an Irish orphan must go through the mysterious Warke to another land to try to rescue, Chalice, the sacred Unicorn from Rashark, the evil leader of were-wolf like monsters.

The third book featuring Badger and Beano, by the author of "Badger, Beano and the Magic Mushroom". Badger's father has been snatched by Curselees and taken to the Underworld. Without magic, Badger must rescue him.

In 1847 the Choctaw Tribe took up a collection for Irish Famine Relief. They sent $170 to the US famine relief for Ireland. This was a very generous donation from a Native American Nation that had gone through great hardship themselves. Black '47 is one of the fifty-five poems in Jack Scoltock's Collection. The book is dedicated to the Choctaw Nation.

This fantasy horror is set in Derry, Northern Ireland..Angels, Devils and Demons come to the city to battle it out for one boy's soul. Who will succeed? And what is so special about the boy?Who is Anthony the strange hunch-backed teenager who battles the demons in his city every night?All these questions and more will be answered in this exciting story from one of Irelands best fantasy authors, Jack Scoltock.

Did their grandfather really build a time-machine? When the three children go back in time to Liverpool to save their grandfather's mother from being knocked down by a bus, Jake, Sophie and Daisy find themselves in Liverpool and meeting their grandfather when he was a boy. A tongue in cheek fantasy story from one of Ireland's most popular authors.

This is a love story, about a beautiful Derry girl, who gets a chance to go to America and becomes a famous movie-star. Later she returns to her troubled City which she loves and once again meets the boyfriend she left behind. Violence and close relationships are portrayed in this modern saga. The story is approximately 80,000 words long.

Renowned Irish author Jack Scoltock feasts us with thirty-five of his short stories. These touching, thought-provoking vignettes depict every day life in the strife that is Northern Ireland. Above and beyond everything else, we learn how the people cope or fail to cope with what their lives throw at them. Laugh, ponder, and cry your way through all of them. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and wish I had space here to do all of the stories justice. Here are my favorites: "Who Killed Bambi" A down-to-earth, real-as-a-poke-in-the-eye rendition based on the myth of the White Stag, that harbinger ...

On Badger and Beano's fourth adventure, a strange old man called, Merlin, appears in the woods above Kilkee.Badger and Beano know they are off on their most terrifying adventure yet.Demonial, the worst monster Badger and Beano will encounter, is after Feverfew's powerful magic.Feverfew, is a girl who looks around the same age as Badger, but is in actual fact over 3,000 years old. Feverfew must fight to stay one step ahead of Demonial, for if the monster gets her magic then all life in all the Lands will be destroyed.Feverfew needs Badger and Beano's help.Another roller-coaster of a Badger, ...

Here are two books, the first, Badger, Beano and the Magic Mushroom and the second, The Magic Harp. They call him Badger, because of the grey streak in his hair. But in the Lands he is known as the Grey One. With his faithful dog, Beano, boy and dog go on incredible, fantastic adventures. With the strange and grumpy Leprechaun, Macgillycuddy for company, they must save the dead children of Inner World. Will they ever overcome the monsters that are trying to destroy the children? Will they ever be able to return home? Another fantastic book from one of Ireland's best Authors for children.

This time, two magic mushrooms appear in the woods above Kilkee.Badger and Beano know that their adventures will be the most dangerous ever.Magic twins, Jayk and Soofee are in great danger. If they do not make contact on their coming of magical age then their magic will be lost forever.But Soofee is missing. With Jayk, her brother, Badger and Beano must search for her and on the way they meet terrible monsters and other strange creatures.Another exciting, rip-roaring coaster ride through the fantastic, from best selling author Jack Scoltock

These twelve stories by Derry author, Jack Scoltock, take in, A Catholic boy going to a Protestant school, A white deer that appears in the hills above Derry, a boy who buys a samurai sword and when teenagers are stopped outside a police barrier. The author gives a flavour of life in Derry in the eighties and nineties.

On this exciting adventure, Badger's dead mother appears. She warns him that the Passover Portal is closed. The dead parents of the dead children in Inner World cannot get through Passover Portal to be united with their children. Badger and Beano are off on their most terrifying adventure yet. They will have to find the Third Elfstone to open the Portal and to do that, they must face the Hell Hag, and other terrible monst

Three Teenagers decide to climb Mount Errigal, the highest mountain in Donegal, Ireland, one Mid-summers day. On top of the mountain, they have the adventure of their young lives. Who are the Staggas, and why is one of the teenagers changing? What are the Chookies? This exciting, fast-paced story from Derry's most published children's author will be enjoyed by all ages.

Two books in one. Patrick, the boy who received a Gift from the Lucricans, is off on his adventures accompanied by the witch, Maeveen. As he uses his Gift, he travels through strange lands, and helps many people, encountering strange and magical beings and facing down monsters..

Three teenagers are contacted by superior beings. With Seneca, a weird old man, they go on a quest for the ancient rings. A fantasy like no other. Readers of all ages will enjoy it.

They call him Badger, because of the grey streak in his black hair, but in the Lands, he is known as the Grey One. Here are two more Badger, Beano Adventures, full of monsters, magic and wonder. Badger must find the Magic Sword to overcome Curseleees, and in the second book, they must find the magic twins before the evil Roark destroys the Lands. More great fantasy from Jack Scoltick, one of Ireland's best fantasy writers for children.

Go on a quest with Calle a half-blood and Talisman, legendary hunter, as they travel through the lands on their quest to find the lost ring of the elves. And all the time the worst monster of all is trying to kill them. Another terrific fantasy from one of Ireland's best writers for children, Jack Scoltock

The Magic Harp is the second in the Badger, Beano Adventure series. They call him Badger, because of the white streak down the middle of his black hair. Beano is his faithful dog. Together they must rescue the children of Inner World from the evil Mefistofelees. The magic of the Cross of Life will help and Macha the fairy loans Badger her powerful ring. But they also need the special music of the Magic Harp. On the way they cross the valley of the mists, brave the evil whirlpool and encounter the underwater demon before finally facing the deadliest enemy of all. A super fantasy of mystery ...