Ardyth DeBruyn is a native Oregonian with a restless nature and a degree in Anthropology. After hiking over 1500 miles across Europe and living on the Mexican border for a year, she settled back in the Pacific Northwest (for now) to write fantasy stories. She has decided she can type herself into adventures faster than walk. She has fiction published in a number of webzines and two children's novels, "Chosen Sister," with Wild Child Publishing, and "A School for Villains."
Captain Pit Bull is the terror of the seven seas, plundering ships traveling to Catland with his team of scurvy sea dogs. Two young kittens, Patrick and Nathaniel, are galley slaves, chained to the oars below deck. With the help of the brave cabin pup Rifky, the kittens escape. Patrick swears to return and defeat Captain Bull, but can he do it before the pirate captain realizes Rifky's mutiny?
Thirteen-year-old Danny is astounded when his father decides to send him to Dark Lord Academy to learn to be a villain. Being evil doesn’t appeal to Danny, but he’s always been a good and obedient son, so he goes.
Dark Lord Academy’s not just unappealing, it’s downright terrible. The only way for Danny to stay alive is to find his inner villain.
The Tales of Abu Nuwas - Setara's Genie
on June 02, 2011
An engaging frame tale type story with the main story following a girl with an overly literal genie. Young readers will love hearing about how each wish is carried out exactly to the letter, not the spirit of the request. It's a light-hearted version of 1001 Arabian Nights or Aladdin with fun references to other mythological figures. Also an excellent choice to also read aloud to younger children who might find reading on their own difficult, but could easily appreciate the stories if read to them.