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Jack Carlyle an old man who owns the ancient forest of Shanalagh. His son wants to cut down the trees and get him to sell the house and land. The son owes a lot of money to gamblers. But the fairies, who dwell in the forest don't want Jack to sell it. A Faun sends a girl- a Witchling, to plead with him not to sell... and then there's the winged boy. Who is he? An exciting tale from one of Ireland's best fantasy authors.

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.

Monsters and beasts of all description are terrorizing Vastest Forest. When fourteen years old, Fabienne and her father, Henry, who is responsible for the forest have to check the health of the many deer that live in the huge forest they are thrown into a horrifying adventure. Who are the strange Roderfolk? Who is the Changling, Shandra? Who are the elf hunters, led by Silito who are hunting the monsters and beasts? And who is Guttar the cause of all the horror? Find out in this thrilling, fast-paced fantasy from one of Ireland's best writers for children of all ages.

For all those children who loved the original Peter Pan story here is my sequel. The Lost boys, Slightly, Tootles, Curly, the twins and Nibs have disappeared back to Neverland. Why? Something is going wrong with Peter and he is helpless to stop it. He needs Wendy and her brothers to come back to Neverland and find out what it is. Follow Wendy, Michael and John, as they fly back to Neverland on the greatest adventure of their lives. Meet all your favourite characters, the terrible, Captain Hook, Smee, Tiger Lily and of course, Tinker Bell, on this rip-roaring, exciting adventure that all ...

They call him Badger because of the white streak down the middle of his black hair... But in the Land of Beyond, he is known as the Grey One and he has fantastic powers... Beano is his faithful dog... BEYOND is a strange land indeed, a roller-coaster of fantasy, magic and adventure. Here are the Lord of the Unicorns, the evil Mefistofeles, the golden rabbit, the terrible Grack, the Belt and the Ancients and Druids, Banshees, Harpies, Thralls - a host of weird and wonderful powers. There is trouble in the Land of Beyond; only the Grey One can save it from catastrophe, and Badger is the Grey ...

They call him Badger, but in the Lands he is known as the Grey One. Two books in one from Irish Author, Jack Scoltock. Go on exciting adventures with the famous boy and his dog Beano, as they encounter monsters, Magical beings, Fairies, Leprechauns, on their quest for the fairy wing and in the second story they must find the third Elfstone to open the Passage to Inner World and save the dead children. Badger, Beano Adventures takes the reader through an exciting journey of the boy with the grey streak in his hair and his faithful dog, Beano.

Gerard and Patrick are brothers. Patrick is autistic. One night while watching TV with his brother, Gerard notices how excited Patrick gets when a program about dolphins is shown. Gerard makes up his mind to somehow get 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, steal a car and pursued by the I.R.A. they go on a mad chase across Ireland. An exciting, ...

This is a short story (8,600 words) from my collection of short stories that was published in America andis now out of Print. The title of the collection was, First Communion (short Irish short stories). The story is based in Derry, Northern Ireland, and is set at the height of the "Troubles" and concerns the life of a young boy and his relationship with his father who is a member of the IRA. This story would appeal to Irish Americans and those who like well -rafted short stories.

This short story- 3,000 words is set in Derry 1956 and the trauma a young girl and her brother go through with an alcoholic father. The story would appeal to Irish and irish Americans.

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.

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 ...

Patrick is being bullied at school. One day, on the way home from school, he meets a strange old woman who tells him the fairies have a gift for him. That night Patrick goes to the fairy ring in the hills above his house and there he receives his Gift... But later, when he meets a tall magician and his two strange dog pets and also finds out the old woman is a witch, his adventure begins. A wonderful story from Derry born author, Jack Scoltock,.

The Evil Grannies are out to kidnap and "do away with" Britains favourite grandchild. Can Jack, his granny and Jack's uncanny Autistic pal, Tommy, foil their plans? An exciting, tongue in cheek, black comedy, from one of Ireland's best fantasy authors..

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.

May and Joe McPartland are getting ready to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in the town of Derry with their entire family. All should be happy on this momentous occasion, but fractious family issues and a visit by the Blessed Virgin Mary (the B.V.M.) to some of the children reveal that all is not as it should be.

When Daisy meets a giant-sized badger on her holiday, she knows she is going to have a magical adventure. When it speaks to her she is shocked. But what happens when the badger asks her to save the strange coloured rabbits?

An exciting story about Perry, a brave young mouse, who sets out to rescue his mother on the day before Christmas Eve. He travels the sewers, the valley of owls, the street of cats; he meets bats and dogs of all sizes-- and he discovers the BLACK BUILDING.

The year is 1688 and young Davey Alexander and his family, with thirty thousand other Protestants, are trapped inside the Derry City walls during the siege of Derry by the Catholic Jacobite army. Hunger, constant bombing by cannon fire, disease and battles make this a terrible time in Ireland's history. Will Davey survive? A moving story from Derry born fantasy author, Jack Scoltock. 27,400 words approximately

Patrick, the boy with the Fairy Gift, is off on, "Another Adventure!" This time he tackles more monsters and almost dies, before facing his most dangerous foe yet. Accompanied once again by, Maeveen the witch. Patrick is in for a terrible shock when he finds out who he will have to destroy on this Adventure. An exciting sequel from Irish author, Jack Scoltock