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Charlie Barker and the Secret of the Deep Dark Woods

by David Beckham

570 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #06-1018; ISBN 1-4120-9264-7; US$33.20, C$38.18, EUR27.27, £19.09

Ten-year-old Emma Barker's life is touched by ancient evil when her schoolfriend mysteriously disappears. With her friend, Charlie, she is thrown into an adventure, beyond her wildest nightmares.

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Hidden within a sleepy English village, lays an evil, centuries old, the foundations of which ancient myths and legends were born. 10 year old Emma Barker's life is touched by this evil when a schoolfriend mysteriously disappears. Through her mystical companion 'Charlie' she discovers many more children have vanished over the years. Their ensuing search reveals a hidden existence surrounding Emma's familiar world of 'home' and 'school' where creatures of light and dark struggle for dominance and power.

But time is running out for the creatures of light. Lord Drackan, the Supreme creature of the dark, will soon perform the 'Final Rite' as written in the 'Black Book'. But not even he fully understands the power of the ancient evil living within it's pages.

He will soon encounter an enemy from his past who was emersed in the spirit of the 'Black Book' long before even he, opened it.

Charlie and Emma's quest culminates in a final battle the shocking outcome of which will change their lives forever.

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About the Author

Born in Sheffield 1952. Member of the National Youth Theatre and then trained as a teacher. Taught Drama for twenty-eight years during which I wrote many plays and stories for performances in and out of school. Since leaving teaching I've had the time to write full time. I'm married with three children and live in Hampshire.

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