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Escaping from Midrash was not easy, even riding on the back of a dragon. Seeger promised his friend Boyd he would return with help to set him and the other child soldiers free from the brutality of the Midrashi. What he does not know is that it will nearly be a year before he finally returns, across the desert, with an army and five dragons. But what will he find after all this time? Can the Midrashi be defeated? And what has become of Boyd and the other children?We recognise the invaluable role that public campaigning - and books such as this - that bring the reality of child recruitment to public attention - have in keeping this important issue in the international media and in influencing change. From the postscript on Child Soldiers by Rev Tim Costello, Chief Advocate, World Vision AustraliaSeeger has promised to rescue his fellow child soldiers from dangerous Midrash but it's a perilous undertaking with sacrifices to be made. I too wanted to be a dragon-friend, riding the wind and touching the sky. This is an absorbing fantasy peopled with rich and diverse human and animal characters, disturbing yet inspiring, and surprisingly funny.Rosanne Hawke, author of Wolfchild, Across the Creek and The Leopard PrincessBoth allegory and action-packed story, Beast-Speaker keeps the reader fascinated all the way through this well-developed tale.Valerie Volk, author of Even Grimmer Tales, Bystanders, and The Oberammergau TalesThe Beast-speaker books' theme - the kidnapping and exploitation of children to become part of a war machine - is both fascinating and challenging. It raises uncomfortable questions for today's world, with frightening parallels to our own indifference and disregard for the plight of stolen children. Thoroughly enjoyable and hard to put down.' Gary Williams, Heavenly WhispersWendy Noble has an Advanced Diploma of Education, a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing, but can't remember her own phone number. She has been a primary school teacher, a librarian in a Theological College, has sold women's fashion and has sung folk music in country pubs. Wendy and her husband live in Gawler, South Australia. You can visit Wendy on her Facebook page: @AuthorWendyNoble or on her blog: www.wendynoble.com.

Children are disappearing from the city of Seddon without a trace. The city gates are locked and guarded, but still the children disappear. One night, Seeger and his friend Boyd are taken and they at last understand the mystery. The abductors are using dragons! Two days later they arrive at the city of Midrash, where everything serves the military machine - including children who are forced to become soldiers. In a world in which they are daily confronted with violence and the loss of innocence, Seeger and Boyd struggle to maintain their humanity and their friendship. Their only hope of escape lies with a unique gift Seeger has discovered - but one which he must keep secret from his captors. He can speak to dragons.We recognise the invaluable role that public campaigning - and books such as this - that bring the reality of child recruitment to public attention - have in keeping this important issue in the international media and in influencing change. From the postscript on Child Soldiers by Rev Tim Costello, Chief Advocate, World Vision AustraliaWhat an innovative way to give a voice to child soldiers! Yet there is a lightness here that pierces the dark.' Rosanne Hawke, author of Wolfchild, Across the Creek and The Leopard PrincessBeast-Speaker is a fantasy adventure that, although confronting, also has hope, heroes and courage.Lynn Stringer, author of The Verindon TrilogyBeast-Speaker is a compelling novel that I couldn't put down after I started reading it. With a well-developed plot and characters you'll come to love, it's one of the best books I've ever read, if not the best. Kayla Daking, aged 15.Wendy Noble has an Advanced Diploma of Education, a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing, but can't remember her own phone number. She has been a primary school teacher, a librarian in a Theological College, has sold women's fashion and has sung folk music in country pubs. Wendy and her husband live in Gawler, South Australia. You can visit Wendy on her Facebook page: @AuthorWendyNoble or on her blog: www.wendynoble.com.