Shadows from the Past

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Max’s Midnight Adventure by Wendy Leighton-Porter

Adventure, Children, Historical Fiction /

Struggling to break loose, Max thrust his head out through the tangle of tinsel and took a few gulps of air. From downstairs, he heard the distant chimes of Uncle Richard’s grandfather clock and counted as it struck twelve times. It was midnight. A second later, a mop of tumbling golden curls appeared beside him, followed by a scowling face. Emerging from the jumble of Christmas decorations, the fairy furiously waved two halves of a stick in front of him. A bent star dangled from the end of one of them.
‘Look at this. You’ve bust my wand, you clumsy oaf!’

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The Shadow of the Two Princes by Wendy Leighton-Porter

Adventure, Children, Historical Fiction /

Joe and Charlie were thankful for the clever disguises that Doctor Argentine had provided. The bandage concealed most of Joe’s face and Charlie was well hidden underneath his woollen hat and scarf. As the door closed, they stared at each other with wide, panicked eyes.
‘We’ve only got to keep this up till morning when Doctor Argentine comes back for us.’ Joe tried to sound confident, but a little nagging voice in his head kept repeating, “What if it goes wrong? What if they don’t come back? What if…? What then?”

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Max’s Christmas Adventure by Wendy Leighton-Porter

Adventure, Children, Historical Fiction /

Max stared straight ahead, focusing on the fluffy white tail of the reindeer in front as the sleigh took off, soaring into the night sky. The last thing he wanted to see was the rooftops far below and he asked himself for the hundredth time whether he’d done the right thing by agreeing to go off with a total stranger … even if he was Father Christmas.

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