Courage: 2015 Year Eight Heaton Intermediate Anthology

by Beaulah Pragg, Ella Tucker (Contributor), Frankie Tellick (Contributor)

From the wastes beyond the apocalypse to the streets of San Francisco, from school halls to playing fields, or even within the walls of our own homes, Heaton Intermediate students have explored the landscapes of courage—asking one of life’s big What does it take to act? Delve into a collection of eighteen diverse short stories written by some of Heaton’s best year eight writers, all based on the theme of courage. Stories Stories The Last Dawn - Aimee Norrie Because of Jo - Alexandra Banks Unforgiven - Benjamin Baillie-Gee Death in the forest - Briana Neale The End of the Road - Claudia Knight A Case of Isolation - Ella McFarlane Questions of Identity - Ella Tucker Waiting for Lucia - Frankie Tellick Open Eyes - Freja Bartoszewicz Poole Extremists - George French When the Whistle Blows - Jaz Tufau Strange Happenings - Leon Meier Unstoppable - Madi Cooper Play and Counter-play - Max Young Cold addiction - Mia Porteous Nuclear Dust - Nate Boeyen Dark Waters - Ollie O’Loughlin The Casualties of Truth - Piper Pengelly

189 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 2015

About the author

Beaulah is a New Zealand author who published her first young adult fantasy novel, The Silver Hawk, in 2010. Following this, she taught writing classes and supported many young people to publish their own short stories in a series of school anthologies.

Due to a shift in career focus to ecology and environmental science, Beaulah now uses the pen name Charli Kempton for all fiction writing, including stories set in the world established in the Silver Hawk.