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    Just Like Magic
    Just Like Magic
    Just Like Magic
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    Just Like Magic

    By Stephen Robert Sutton

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    Just Like Magic is an adventure in a magical world where the main characters get to fight evil and bring back the good that was lost in this fantasy land.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateFeb 28, 2019
    ISBN9781728384634
    Just Like Magic
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    Stephen Robert Sutton

    Stephen Robert Sutton author and poet has written many books, some in his own name others under other names such as Sarah Ruth Scott and Simon Robert Sinclair. The reason for more than one name was to write from a more feminine perspective drawing from his working colleagues and good female friends. The other was to write in various subjects providing knowledge from past experiences and studies of people. Some stories have been altered and include his real name for credibility; Stephen is also an artist and photographer who likes to work on most of his own book covers. When he wrote cracked porcelain it was it was based on factual events on psychiatric wards and experiences of nurses both on the wards and in the community. It is Stephen hope that one day he will see his work on Netflix and other movie companies that will portray his work as it is in his books. Stephen is dyslexic and dyspraxic and self educated, he believes in self motivation and the encouragement of others to enable him to keep writing, to date he has written thirty books all published.

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      Book preview

      Just Like Magic - Stephen Robert Sutton

      © 2019 Stephen Robert Sutton. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse  02/15/2019

      ISBN: 978-1-7283-8462-7 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-7283-8463-4 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      CONTENTS

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      Just Like Magic

      ConFlict Of Faith: Introduction

      Living With Faith

      Dawn’s Plan

      Rescued By A Dream

      Sunny Delight

      Faith And Harmony

      Believe

      Final Battle

      Christmas With Faith

      Lifes First Breath

      Just Like Magic

      Then Came The Night

      Jeremy’s Dream (Dream Of A Disabled Person)

      Tree

      School Daze

      About The Author

      Acknowledgements

      Thank you to Ella Jay Briggs (my eight year old granddaughter) for the illustrations and inspiration, Chantelle is you. Thank you to my colleagues Kari Cooper and Elizabeth Winfield for their support in this work. Thanks to my mother Rita Sutton who is always there for me and my father Leonard Sutton who guided me and became a role model for me. Thank you aunty Penny who understood the difficulties I had as a child, teaching me many things. The second story is called ‘Conflict of Faith’ from a story written in 2013 about an angel sent down to live amongst humans in order to learn their ways, imperfections and how to guide and protect them. Kayleigh Elizabeth May Moore provided the photos for this book.

      Introduction

      This is a children’s story about Chantelle who enters a magical kingdom in order to save a young Princess called Alicia who is hiding in her palace from the wicked witch Slendrina who threatens to banish all blonde haired girls from the kingdom, along with what she calls those dreadful creatures known as Unicorns.

      Slendrina uses her evil trolls called Jessica and George to find them, but will she succeed with her wicked plan or will Chantelle save the day.

      Just Like Magic

      It was an early summers evening, the weather had been warm that day and continued well into the night. An eight year old girl was playing in her room, she had placed all her dolls and cuddly toys almost in a circle, making sure that when she sat down she could see all of them. She had copied the teachers at school, who had organised the children for story time. She searched around the room for a suitable book to read, one that she could read easily. There on the dressing table lay a book that she had never seen before, but the words were easy to read and it had colourful picture in it too. She sat down with the book on her knees and asked the class to pay attention as she was about to read the story.

      As she opened the book, she was surprised to see it glow and stars appeared to drift up to the ceiling. This was a most astonishing sight and for a moment she stared at the ceiling expecting something else to take place.

      Wow she said and then began reading the book out loud

      Once upon a time in a land far away, lived a Princess called Alicia she showed her audience the picture of Alicia "She had blonde hair, soft skin and a bright pink dress with lots of sequins on it, but despite being a beautiful Princess, she was very sad. A wicked witch Slendrina with a strange blue face ordered her evil trolls Jessica and George to capture her mother and father, the king and Queen because they were blonde and powerful, they were thrown into the dungeon along with all the other blonde people. Blondes are wicked people, the witch said.

      I wonder what she would think of me, with my ginger hair? She said pointing to her hair

      At that moment she heard a voice calling out Help me

      She looked around her, but saw no body

      She looked back in her book and the voice called out again Help me

      Where are you? She asked searching around the room

      I am in the mirror she replied

      She walked to the dressing table and looked in the mirror, but could only see herself in there I can’t see you she said looking all around the mirror

      Try the big mirror and look harder

      She looked into the full sized mirror and saw herself from head to toe, and then a mist appeared filling the entire mirror. As it disappeared Alicia stood in front of her, she had blonde hair like the book and the bright pink dress with sequins all over it.

      Alicia she said delighted to see her

      Hello, and who are you?

      My name is Chantelle

      Hello Chantelle Alicia said smiling Come and see me

      How do I do that? Chantelle asked curiously

      Enter the mirror, it is magic she replied

      How do I do that? she said looking around it

      Just walk inside it, its quite safe you can’t be harmed honestly

      Chantelle moved her right hand forward and watched as it vanished into the mirror, she did the same with her left arm and then brought them back out.

      That’s weird she said

      Come on Chantelle, do it for me

      Chantelle tried again this time pushing her whole body into the mirror, this time she began to see Alicia’s world and continued moving forward until she had entered her room.

      At last Alicia said laughing

      Oh my god how strange was that Chantelle said tapping and prodding her body I feel alright

      Oh god Alicia said touching Chantelle’s hair

      What’s wrong?

      "Your hair is the colour

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