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Ahmed and Goombah Magooch  

Ahmed and Goombah Magooch

48 page chapter book
3278 words
Status: Manuscript ready for submission

Ahmed is a poor street boy in the city of Obedad, where he eeks out a meager existence carrying loads from the marketplace to the docks. One dishonest merchant cheats Ahmed out of his pitiful wages and all Ahmed has to show for his work is a tiny little bottle that dropped out of a basket he was carrying. He tries to clean it up, hoping to trade it for a piece of moldy bread, and rubs it on his clothes. Out comes some smoke and a small person who introduces himself as Goombah Magooch. "Are you a genie?" asks Ahmed.

"No. I don't think so. But I will serve you as long as you keep my bottle."

     
 
Princess Foo and Bizaboo  

Princess Foo and Bizaboo

48 page chapter book
2646 words
Status: Manuscript ready for submission

Princess Foo is the daughter of a very poor king and queen who reign over a very poor kingdom. Even the royal family can't live in their castle because is too run down and dangerous. Instead, they have to live in the gatehouse.

Princess Foo has heard the legend that a fabulous treaure is hidden in the castle and she wants to find it to help her family and the whole kingdom. Her parents don't want her to go in the castle. They give her lots of reasons but the real one is that they think the castle is haunted.

Princess Foo doesn't believe in ghosts.

     
 
the Alchemist's Dragon  

The Alchemist's Dragon

48 page chapter book
2517 words
Status: Manuscript ready for submission, sketches for remaining illustrations ready.

Artemis has raised Svester, his pet dragon from an egg to help him in his alchemy, the business of making gold. Artemis and Svester are hired by the greedy Baron Von Avarich to make gold for him. But it's much harder than they thought it would be, even though they have the most rare ingredient: dragon's fire.

 
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Save Svester  

Save Svester

48 page chapter book
2449 words
Status: Manuscript ready for submission

A sequel to The Alchemist's Dragon.

It can be summed up in one sentence:
Save the dragon from the beautiful lady!