The Shadow Boy
by John Summons
Price: $2.99 USD. 9210 words.
Published on June 5, 2010. Fiction.
Is the glass half empty or half full? For Billy it is always half empty. He is sad, but he doesn’t know why. Except it’s to do with shadows, especially his own. But this day is different. This day Billy is about to learn the secret of his shadow and have some funny adventures along the way. Join Billy as he takes us on his comical and moving journey from pessimism to optimism.
Location: Australia
Member Since: April 06, 2010
John Summons
Biography
JOHN SUMMONS has been writing stories and plays for adults and children for over thirty years. His children’s novels include Adventure at Whaler’s Bay, My Dad the Duck and The Shadow Boy. As a playwright he has had plays produced by a number of Sydney's leading theatres and was playwright-in-residence at Sydney's Ensemble Theatre. He has been a high school teacher of English, ESL, history and drama and a lecturer in a course for playwrights at Sydney's Institute of Technology. His publishers include Cambridge University Press (UK), The Dramatic Publishing Company (USA) and Currency Press (Australia). He is a member of the Australian Writers’ Guild. He also has an interest in e-learning and software development. In 2000 he authored and programmed an interactive CD "Teacher's P.E.T." for the Australian Commonwealth and New South Wales governments to help students with literacy problems.
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Books
My Dad the Duck
by John Summons
Price: $3.99 USD. 15260 words. Published on June 5, 2010. Fiction.
When red-haired Zoe and her workaholic Dad arrived at the old, run-down house her father had recently purchased to renovate, little did they know the person they would cross or the strange, magical and humorous adventure they were about to have. Life's bound to get a little weird when your DAD becomes a DUCK. "My Dad the Duck" is an easy to read, amusing, engaging, entertaining children's story.
Price: $3.99 USD. 15260 words. Published on June 5, 2010. Fiction.
When red-haired Zoe and her workaholic Dad arrived at the old, run-down house her father had recently purchased to renovate, little did they know the person they would cross or the strange, magical and humorous adventure they were about to have. Life's bound to get a little weird when your DAD becomes a DUCK. "My Dad the Duck" is an easy to read, amusing, engaging, entertaining children's story.
Adventure at Whaler's Bay
by John Summons
Price: $3.99 USD. 25520 words. Published on May 22, 2010. Fiction.
Join high-spirited Kathy and worried Peter in a rattling good yarn of mystery and revenge. "Adventure at Whaler’s Bay" is set in the early 1900's in a small bay whaling town, based on Eden, Australia where for over a century killer whales helped humans hunt whales. With its mysterious characters and seaside atmosphere "Adventure at Whaler’s Bay" evokes the feelings of a bygone era.
Price: $3.99 USD. 25520 words. Published on May 22, 2010. Fiction.
Join high-spirited Kathy and worried Peter in a rattling good yarn of mystery and revenge. "Adventure at Whaler’s Bay" is set in the early 1900's in a small bay whaling town, based on Eden, Australia where for over a century killer whales helped humans hunt whales. With its mysterious characters and seaside atmosphere "Adventure at Whaler’s Bay" evokes the feelings of a bygone era.