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Other short stories from Beyond the Stars collection, also available as e-books:
The Star Dogs by Roddy Doyle, illustrated by Steve Simpson
The Hero of Drumree by Derek Landy, illustrated by Alan Clarke
How to Help Your Grandda by Judi Curtin, illustrated by Chris Judge
The Lookout by Eoin Colfer, illustrated by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
The Snow Globe by Marita Conlon-McKenna, illustrated by P J Lynch
The King of the Birds by Michael Scott, illustrated by Chris Haughton
The Battle of the Ice Queen by Gordon Snell, illustrated by Michael Emberley
The Last Cat by Celine Kiernan, illustrated by Tatyana Feeney
Across the Cold Ground written and illustrated by Oisín McGann
Ice Fairies by Siobhán Parkinson, illustrated by Olwyn Whelan
Discovering Bravery by Emma Brade, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey
The Brockets Get a Dog
John Boyne
Illustrated by Paul Howard
First published in Great Britain and Ireland by HarperCollins Children’s Books and Fighting Words Ltd. as a story in Beyond the Stars: Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder
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Source ISBN: 9780007578467
Ebook Edition © 2014 ISBN: 9780008103347
Version: 2014-09-10
CONTENTS
About the Author and Illustrator
Beyond the Stars is unique.
Why did twenty-three stellar children’s writers and illustrators band together to show their love and support for Fighting Words, a creative writing centre in the heart of Dublin city?
That’s easy. Because, like this book, Fighting Words is unique. As Roddy Doyle, the centre’s co-founder, says, “It’s a big bright room. In an area that needs a big bright room. In a climate that needs a big bright room.”
Fighting Words is a remarkable place that provides free tutoring in creative writing to all ages, but most especially to children and teenagers. It gives young writers a voice
