Crystal – Poppy Shire

Sasha went over and started to scramble up the ladder. “Come § on,’ she called over her shoulder, and Emily followed her, popping her head up through a trapdoor into the sweetest little attic bed- room. – There were red and white quilts on the bunk beds, and a warm furry rug on the floor. Sasha lent Emily a thick cotton night- dress embroidered with tiny blue mountain , flowers, and she pulled it over h | D before clambering sleepily into the top bunk.

“Good night, Emily,’ Sasha called from the bottom bunk. “Sleep tight,’ Emily replied. As she burrowed her cheek into the soft pillow, she glanced out of the window. Through a chink in the curtains she could see the dark sky, patterned with snowflakes. The wind had died down, and the air was filled with fluffy flakes drifting gently to the ground.

Emily sighed happily. This was the best adventure she had ever had. She couldn’t wait for tomorrow! wee. . Page Se Res. os 4, Emit Eoxyfores “Wake up! Wake up!” Someone was shaking Emily’s shoulder. “Go away, Max!” she muttered. “Who’s Max? I’m not Max, I’m Arin! Come on, it’s time to get up!” Arin was standing on the steps of the bunk bed and had reached across to shake Emily awake.

“Arin! You know you’re not allowed up here.” Sasha shooed her little brother back down the ladder. Emily scrambled out of bed and stretched her arms. Tiny specks of dust danced in the \_ sunbeams that slanted through the window. Y : D It had stopped snowing, and the sky was ~ clear and blue. Sasha smiled at Emily.

“Do you want to come for a pony ride today? Id like to show you one of my favourite places.” Emily nodded. “That sounds lovely,’ she said. “T want to come too!” Arin shouted up the ladder. “No, Arin! You’re too little. You have to stay with Mother today.” Emily could hear Arin stamping down- stairs, complaining. Sasha started to get dressed. “Come on! Let’s go while the sun is shining. We’ll grab some bread and cheese on our way out.”

The carousel began to spin faster, and the fairground became a blur of laughing faces. Everything started to disappear in a rain- bow mist. Emily blinked. She wanted to rub her eyes, but they were going so fast she didn’t dare let go of Crystal’s reins. Silvery sparkles whirled around her, and the rain- bow colours of the fairground changed to dazzling white. Everything shone and glit- tered with light, and Emily gasped out loud.

This wasn’t a fairground any more. She and Crystal were in the middle of a snowstorm! TV iiy: Pe os, y be { : q A si ” a TRO STOCK a oa ; . ; an % Se eet Also available Sparkle Brightheart Star Jewel Flame Poppy Shire Illustrated by Strawberrie Donnelly MACMILLAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS A Working Partners Book 560987 : With special thanks to Holly Skeet + First published 2006 by Macmillan Children’s Books a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 20 New Wharf Road, London N1 9RR Basingstoke and Oxford www.panmacmillan.com Associated companies throughout the world ISBN-13: 978-0-330-44597-9 ISBN-10: 0-330-44597-9 Text copyright © Working Partners Limited 2006 Illustrations copyright © Strawberrie Donnelly 2006 Created by Working Partners Limited The right of Strawberrie Donnelly to be identified as the illustrator of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. 135798642 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Mackays of Chatham ple, Kent This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

Contents 1. Magic at the Fairground 1 2.A Mountain to Climb 11 3. From Snowstorm to Safety 23 4.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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