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    Dear Diary
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    Dear Diary
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    Dear Diary

    By Maxwell Grantly

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    About this ebook

    This book contains four short stories (in diary form) from the first few years of the lives of two elven brothers, Maxwell and Skippy. Find our what happened when they went racing at Kempton Park, what lay hidden inside the hollow branch, what gifts the two squirrels bought and what happened at the Dance of the Hunters Moon.

    This story has been beautifully illustrated by Skippy Beresford.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaxwell Grantly
    Release dateJul 29, 2016
    ISBN9781370518418
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    Dear Diary
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    Maxwell Grantly

    Maxwell Grantly is the nom de plume of a schoolteacher, living in a small seaside town on the east coast of Great Britain. Although he has written many short stories, he does not think of himself as an author. Maxwell is, first and foremost, merely a mathematics teacher. He simply writes just because he enjoys doing so and for no other reason. Being a schoolteacher, Maxwell Grantly enjoys reading children’s literature as part of his work as well as for recreation. However, as a writer, he does not always write books that could be described as typically suitable for the younger reader: his work is incredibly varied in both syntax and style. Maxwell produces short stories that he enjoys writing and that he enjoys reading. Sometimes he uses vocabulary and imagery that is more suited to adults. At other times, he writes directly for a younger audience. This means that some of his books may only be suitable for accomplished young readers (or for adults who might like a break from their regular reading agenda) while others may be suitable for younger readers who are still developing their literacy skills. By not targeting his work to one particular audience and by not being a professional author, it does mean that Maxwell has an incredible freedom to branch out and simply write recreationally for his own artistic satisfaction. If you enjoy reading his stories then he is pleased that you were able to briefly enter his fantasy world too, if only for a brief ten or fifteen minutes.

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