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    The Dragon's Secret: Book 1 of The Dragon's Breath Series
    The Dragon's Secret: Book 1 of The Dragon's Breath Series
    The Dragon's Secret: Book 1 of The Dragon's Breath Series
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    The Dragon's Secret: Book 1 of The Dragon's Breath Series

    By Dale Craig

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    The Dragon’s Breath Trilogy is an action packed adventure series that I wrote for my three children. Its central theme focuses on the impact of divorce on children’s lives and how they cope with the emotional turmoil, transitions, trials and tribulations of living between two houses with separated parents and the introduction of extended families and other parental partners.

    Each story has a central theme and a challenge that each child has to meet. They each have to overcome their fears and insecurities while they also deal with the impact of their parents’ separation. There to help them, in each case, is their Dragon – the voice of reason, a symbol of the energy of life that burns within them. The Dragon’s message to each of the three children is slightly different because they were each affected differently by their parents’ relationship breakdown.

    The books are written to pass on advice to the reader, suggest skills and strategies to assist with a broader understanding and acceptance of what may have also affected them in their lives and, above all, to give reason for hope in going forward.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTellwell Talent
    Release dateNov 29, 2017
    ISBN9781925739084
    The Dragon's Secret: Book 1 of The Dragon's Breath Series
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    Dale Craig

    Dale Craig is a man of letters - mainly to lawyers. A part time stand-up comic on the Melbourne Comedy scene. A man well travelled, well read and genuinely well over all. A regular guy who occasionally forgets to put the bins out and every now and then burns the meat on the barbecue.Previous occupations include fruit picking, farming, lift driver, barman, tradesman, company director and teacher. An actor performing in-store Christmas promotions for Myer Melbourne -.Santa Claus, Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer and Mr Clumsy from the Mr Men books. A graduate of the Copywriting school. A published short story writer. A drama teacher and play write for The Junior Jesters Theatre Company. A current member of the Melbourne based Comedy Gallery.

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      Book preview

      The Dragon's Secret - Dale Craig

      The Dragon’s Breath Series

      Book 1

      The Dragon’s Secret

      Dale Craig

      This is an IndieMosh book

      brought to you by MoshPit Publishing

      an imprint of Mosher’s Business Support Pty Ltd

      PO BOX 147

      Hazelbrook NSW 2779

      http://www.indiemosh.com.au/

      Copyright 2017 © Dale Craig

      All rights reserved

      Licence Notes

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      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted by any person or entity, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the author and publisher.

      Disclaimer

      This story is entirely a work of fiction.

      No character in this story is taken from real life. Any resemblance to any person or persons living or dead is accidental and unintentional.

      The author, their agents and publishers cannot be held responsible for any claim otherwise and take no responsibility for any such coincidence.

      Chapter One

      Ella’s Challenge

      Now Ella! Dips squealed, flapping her wings faster and faster. It’s time for us to fly, hover and float.

      Dips, the dragon within Ella, fluffed up her pink tutu and brushed away the gobs of make-up splattered upon her snout and all over her golden scales. With eyes all a-sparkle and full of wonder she swished her tail from side to side. A red mist appeared and, from within the vapour, sparks ignited until the air was alive with burning embers and flames. The heat, the energy of life, rushed to Ella’s cheeks, giving them a pink glow.

      Dips yelled, Let’s soar like a bird. Taste the clouds and feel their softness upon our lips.

      The high jump was the last event on the interschool sports day for primary school girls in the Bayside region. Around the edges of the athletics track, banners and flags with different school pendants flapped and waved in the wind. Some of the girls had their faces painted with their school colours.

      In the stands there was a thunder of shoes stomping upon the floorboards and hands clapping. Above the yells and screams, the girls from Ella’s primary school – Star of the Sea College – the Star Girls as they called themselves, started to chant Ella’s name: Ella … Ella … Ella. Louder and louder the chant rose until the running track was alive with noise.

      Why me, Miss? Ella asked, in panic. Ella took a deep breath. Her heart pounded so hard it made music in her chest.

      What if she failed? Everyone would see her.

      Why-bother-Ella? was what some of the girls called her. The high jump bar was above her head now. "I didn’t want

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