The Railway Angel

By Julie Day

Meet the ‘Teen Guardian Angels’. They’re on a mission to stop teenagers from self-destructing their lives by killing themselves. And you’d better listen to them because they know what they’re talking about as they have already paid the price for doing exactly that – they are dead.
Railway Angel is Lizzie Hammond’s story of how she became a Guardian Angel and what she did to pass her test to join the Team.
Lizzie is a normal 15-year old: pretty, plenty of friends, average at school and fashion conscious, and it’s this last trait that will be the death of her. Not wanting to be seen in yesterday’s clothes, Lizzie wants money, money, money to buy them, and from her parents. Her parents refuse and Lizzie storms out. Intent on her anger with her mum, Lizzie meets with her friends and they end up at the local train station. A game of dare is suggested but it goes tragically wrong when Lizzie falls...onto the tracks.
Fast forward months later. Lizzie is a lost angel, until she meets Miranda Robson and arrives at the school for trainee angels. She is told to become a fully-fledged angel she has to pass a test – at a railway station. There is a teenage boy whose friends are daring him to cross the tracks, and she has to prevent him from doing so to pass her test.
If there is one thing that Lizzie hates doing it is telling people how she came to be an angel, and this is the one thing that she knows she has to do to get the boy to stop what he wants to do. So with newly discovered magical powers Lizzie brings her memories to life to make the boy understand that there is always a solution to a problem, and rescues him in time.
Back up in the clouds Lizzie is told she has passed as she is shown the scene where the boy is reunited with his mates on a train, alive and laughing. Now Lizzie feels she is no longer lost as to why she is where she is, and that she now has a purpose to fulfil – to become a proper ‘Guardian Angel’ with wings and a halo.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Julie Day
• Release date: Oct 25, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466163959

Julie Day

I live in SE London. I am an indie author writing magical realism for both adults and children, and helpful ghost stories for adults. My children's books have the tagline 'autism meets magical realism'. I write fillers for magazines.

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The Railway Angel

Julie Day

Published by Julie Day at Smashwords

Copyright 2011 Julie Day

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Cover by Joleene Naylor

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following people:

Dr Hilary Johnson for her many edits and copyreads of this book.

Joleene Naylor for the great cover.

The Railway Angel

Come on, you can do it!

The shout made me stop, and I toppled forwards, nearly falling through the cloud I was sitting on. Flippin’ ‘eck, why did they say those words? Gave me a fright.

I looked around, up and down, but no one was around. So where had the voice come from?

Come on, Craig! There it was again. It sounded like someone about my age. But I hadn’t seen anyone else since I’d arrived here.

Then came laughing and I felt the floor beneath me ripple like someone moving a carpet under my body. I gazed down and gasped. The whiteness evaporated and blue sky took its place. Then the scene took focus and I gasped again. Down below a young boy wearing a light blue denim jacket and jeans with

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[pratik jha · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The Railway Angel - (The Guardian Angels Book 1)

AUTHOR- Julie Day
PUBLISHER- Smashwords
PUBLISHED ON- 1st Nov, 2011( 1st edition)

ABOUT AUTHOR- She live in SE London, UK and write magical realism for adults and children.

BOOK REVIEW-

I found great enjoyment in this story. Although I initially didn't realize it was a short story, that detail didn't impact my experience. It seems perfect for readers aged 10 to 15. The inclusion of a subtle moral—life is precious—was well-done, avoiding any sense of being overly preachy.

Story revolves around Lizzie's life.
Following a tragic mishap during a daring game at a train station, fifteen-year-old Lizzie Hammond transitions into a lost angel. However, she is given a chance to return to Earth, armed with newfound magical abilities, to prevent a teenager from endangering their life on railway tracks. Successfully passing this test, Lizzie transforms into a 'Guardian Angel.'

Knowing that this is the first in a series, I'm eagerly anticipating the next installment.

Author transport readers to fascinating and complex worlds filled with unique characters that feel real and relatable, sparking personal introspection and reflection.

Looking forward for more!!