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    The Human Child
    The Human Child
    The Human Child
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    The Human Child

    By J L R Webbie

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    The Queen of Draiocht Vale: part 1

    The Faerie Queen needs a human heir and fourteen-year-old Erin meets her needs. But Erin has plans of her own involving her best friend, Alex. To top it all off, there is a strange new girl in town who seems to have some powers of her own!

    Short Story inspired by "The Stolen Child" by W.B Yeats

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ L R Webbie
    Release dateJul 15, 2011
    ISBN9781465945501
    The Human Child
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    J L R Webbie

    J L R Webbie is a young woman from West Virginia who learned to read in early childhood and never stopped. She now writes short stories in her free time and works on a novel or two off and on. She works, does theatre, and enjoys outdoorsy activities such as Kayaking and white water rafting. She is a graduate student working towards a Master's in Education.

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