The Enchanted Opal

The opening story, one of thirteen, features a brave young Chinese lad named Digger lei, who sets out from Shanghai aboard a sailing clipper bound for the rough and tumble world of the gold fields
in Australia the 1858. Lei carries with a the Enchanted Rainbow Opal, a legacy from his grandfather's earlier voyage to the land down under. The legend says the Opal will lead him to his
grandfathers lost treasure mine but there are many obstacles in young Digger Lei's path to his fame and fortune.
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An ancestor of one of the builders of the doomed ship Titanic, inherits a ceremonial Golden rivet that was removed from the hull of the ship just before she sailed on her maiden voyage. On the one
hundred year anniversary after the sinking of the mighty ship, young Rory O'Neil visits a Titanic exhibit in New York. When a terror alert shuts down the exhibit, Rory is forced to stay in the
exhibit overnight. After falling asleep on a replica of a crewman's bed with the Golden rivet around his neck, Rory awakes to find himself transported back 100 years earlier in time, aboard the
Titanic on ice berg watch, but this time is not a dream!
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A heart warming story of a young overweight kid who just won't give up. After a fishing trip to the far north goes badly of the rails, Harvey spends some time with a group on the mysterious islands
of Haida Gwaii. When he emerges he sets his sights on a life time goal- to be an Olympic gold medal winning champion. Romance, mystery and a happy ending ensue. Short story-easy reading. One of
thirteen included in The Enchanted Opal book.
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An entertaining story about a young man with attitude. After moving to a new town, Jason Knox earns a reputation as a trouble maker. He runs afoul of a mystic fortune teller at a travelling
carnival and soon finds out the price of his actions. When a permanent Golden Feather sprouts from his head with each lie, theft and other misdeeds, Jason finds his only hope is to seek redemption
as part of the carnival freak show. Good story and good message for all ages!
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When a live animal experiment with genetically modified foods goes terribly wrong, the authorities try to cover their blunder with a secretive disposal mission. The failure of the mission unleashes
a reign of terror and destruction on a small riverside village in the jungles of Brazil. Tiago Santos, one of the village teenagers, risks his life in a desperate attempt to destroy the laboratory
created beast. CAUTION: Some scary scenes!
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When an evil magician mysteriously arrives in a dirt poor depression era town, he astounds the inhabitants with an amazing special offer guaranteed to bring prosperity back to their lives. With
salvation in sight, the eager townfolks line up to take part in his scheme. Billy Blue, a young man studying to join the town's police force, senses that ABACUS the magician may not be the hero and
town saviour he professes to be. He decides to investigate the magician. When the true nature of ABACUS dastardly plan is revealed, Billy literally finds himself in a face to face battle to the
death with an evil entity that defys imagination. Some scary scenes but a good read for all ages.
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A great little story, suitable for the younger crowd.
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This short story is a sequel to The Enchanted Opal, the first story in this book.
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A delightful short story about Christmas and Santa told through the eyes of the only female reindeer on the team. Santa gets himself in plenty of trouble but with the kind help of a sick little
girl he manages to save the day.
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