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    The Rose and the Daisy
    The Rose and the Daisy
    The Rose and the Daisy
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    The Rose and the Daisy

    By Katharine Derrick

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    Princess Samantha and Prince Joe are strangers, living in neighbouring kingdoms. They have each been sent by their fathers on separate missions to retrieve The Book of Secrets. The finder of The Book of Secrets will be able to reunite the two kingdoms into one. Join Princess Samantha and Prince Joe on their adventure and find out who gets there first. And is everything as straightforward as it seems?
    An original fairy tale for children aged 6-11. A perfect book to read aloud to younger children, and an introduction to chapter books for older children. Also an excellent option for parents struggling to find suitable reading material for young but advanced readers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKatharine Derrick
    Release dateSep 13, 2014
    ISBN9780473299736
    The Rose and the Daisy
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    Katharine Derrick

    Katharine Derrick is a New Zealand writer, writing mainly for children and young adults. As well as having her original fairy tales available through various ebook stores, she has also been published in: Brian Edwards 'Top of the Morning' Book of Incredibly Short Stories, Shortland Publications, Learning Media and as Kathryn Jenkins at www.flash-frontier.com.She is currently working on a fantasy novel for ages 9-12 and, when time permits, reviews New Zealand children's books and interviews their authors at www.nzchildrensbookreviews.wordpress.com.

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    The Rose and the Daisy - Katharine Derrick

    The Rose and the Daisy

    By Katharine Derrick

    Smashwords Edition

    ISBN: 978-0-473-29973-6

    Text Copyright 2010 Katharine Derrick

    Cover Illustration Copyright 2010 Brenda Jenkins

    This ebook is licensed for personal enjoyment. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you are reading this ebook and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favourite ebook store and purchase your own copy. Thanks for respecting the hard work of this author.

    All characters and events in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

    To my three girls who have always encouraged me to write.

    Table of Contents

    Chapter 1: The Quest

    Chapter 2: The Rescue

    Chapter 3: The Map

    Chapter 4: The Guardian

    Chapter 5: The Book of Secrets

    Books in Witch Duff’s Book of Secrets Series

    Extract: Book 2 - Journey to Torca

    Chapter 1: The Quest

    Princess Samantha peered through the trees lining the edge of the road. She’d been watching Prince Joe

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