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“Little Alice in Wonderland by Boyd”
― Boyd Brent, Little Alice in Wonderland: An original short story for children 6+

“you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs.”
― Boyd Brent, The Lost Diary of Snow White: The Fairytale Chronicles Book One

“for Ellie to have a word with you. Help you make up your mind.’ The”
― Boyd Brent, The Scratchling Trinity: a magical adventure for children ages 9-15

“rotter.”
― Boyd Brent, Diaries of a Wizard Kid 1 & 2

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” said he.”
― Boyd Brent, The Found Diary of Orange Orange: The Fairytale Chronicles Book Two

“Today when I got home from school, mom was talking to Sal's mom in the kitchen. “I just don't know what the problem is with Sal,” said Sal's mom. “Sal has always been such a sweet little boy,” said mom. “Well, I wouldn't go that far,” said Sal's mom. “But he's been picking on so many kids lately. Not just in his class but older kids, too. Big kids!” Boy did I shake”
― Boyd Brent, Diary of a Superhero Kid 1, 2 & 3

“and they followed it as it wended its way downward. ‘Where do you suppose the light is coming from?’ asked Eric. ‘That’s actually a really good question.’ ‘There’s not much of it, granted, but we can see, so …’ ‘You’re right. It must be coming from somewhere.’ ‘Yes, but maybe …’ Eric tailed off, drawing a deep breath. ‘Maybe what?’ ‘Maybe it’s like this because it’s waiting to be filled by the you-know-what,’ said Eric, tapping Max on the shoulder and then pointing to the darkness far above them. ‘You could be right. Just as long as it stays all the way up there.’ They walked on, descending on a slight incline for the best part of an hour. During their walk they discussed the possibility of the path not having an end, and just continuing down and down into the earth. The hungrier and thirstier they grew, the more terrifying this possibility seemed, so both were relieved when Eric spotted a change in the rock on their left. ‘Look,’ he said. ‘Up there, there’s a gap in the wall.’ They stopped walking and Max peered up at it. ‘I reckon you’re right,’ said Max, as Eric squeezed past him. ‘Look,’ continued Eric. ‘There’s another gap further down, and this one’s lower.’ They stood below this second gap in the stone, which was approximately three metres above them. As Max attempted to get a foothold in the rock, Eric walked on around a corner. ‘Max!’ he whispered urgently. ‘Come here! You’ll definitely want to see this!’ Max stepped back down to the ground and hurried around the bend. Eric was staring through a brick-sized gap in the wall, his mouth hanging”
― Boyd Brent, The Scratchling Trinity: a magical adventure for children ages 9-15