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Jacky Rom

Jacky Rom

About

British Drama Teacher turned Author Jacky Rom releases her first Children’s Novel on 26th April 2009.

After many years of writing plays she was just about to turn 50 and had the urge to write her first Novel. Escaping off to the Caribbean she wrote the first of a series of five books called; The Amazing Adventures of Starr. Book 1 is called “The Missing Extra”.

It is a Mystery Novel for 9 o 11 yr old girls full of intrigue and suspense.

The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>

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The Sun

🔗 http://www.local.thesun.co.uk/view/The-Amazing-Adventures-of-Starr/1215522492/uk/

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Reviews

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:center;" align="center"><font face="Calibri"><strong><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">“It was brilliant”</span></strong><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;"> Maddie Stevenson <strong>Age: 10</strong></span></font></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:center;" align="center"><font face="Calibri"><strong><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">“It was like a real detective story, it was really good”</span></strong><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;"> Katie Thomas <strong>Age: 12</strong></span></font></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:center;" align="center"><font face="Calibri"><strong><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">“I think it was really good, I enjoyed it”</span></strong><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;"> Charlotte French <strong>Age: 9</strong></span></font></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:center;" align="center"><font face="Calibri"><strong><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">“It was fabulous”</span></strong><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;"> Rebecca French <strong>Age: 10</strong></span></font></p> <p></p>