Surapan and the Magic Tree (Book 2)

By J. Christen Adams

Surapan and the Magic Tree. (Book 2)
After his earlier adventures in the Dark Forest, Surapan thinks all his problems are solved; only to find later, this is not the case. He returns to the Dark Forest to try to resolve this.
His desire for something better than he has, begin to put bad ideas in Surapan's head. Unfortunately for Surapan, his return to the Dark Forest with bad thoughts in his mind, lock him into a frightening situation.
He learns that the ways of the Dark Forest and the Magic Tree are not only mysterious, but dangerous as well. Only by learning to control himself can he get out of this difficulty.
Though Surapan does find some answers, this visit to the Magic Tree, simply exposes more questions.
Later back at his home, his grandmother is able to explain some answers, but also tells him a story that will change his life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J. Christen Adams
• Release date: Jun 27, 2020
• ISBN: 9780648831518

J. Christen Adams

When people ask me what I’m so happy about, my immediate response is, ‘I woke up this morning’. It may sound a bit overdone but it just happens to be true. I think I’m the luckiest man I know.I’ve had (and am still having) a life full of rich and different experiences. Lucky not to die in the underwater caves of South Australia, prawn boat deck hand on Australia's Barrier Reef, an AFS volunteer working with exchange students from many different countries, flying hangliders 12,000 feet above the Australian outback, getting frightened fighting bushfires, teaching English in Thailand and South Korea and time as a Buddhist monk in rural Thailand are just a few off a list I almost can't believe myself.Through all this, I have developed a passion for bringing people of different cultures together. It is only through learning about each other that we come to understand that, though we may be different in many ways, we are all the same human beings underneath. We all laugh and cry, we all bleed the same colour blood when cut, we all need food and we all share this beautiful planet.Let us hope that through understanding, we can attain the tolerance required to help make this world a better place.My writing allows me to explore ideas, emotions, people, relationships and occasionally morality. Although I have been told I shouldn’t, I jump the boundaries between children’s books, adult fiction and poetry. I am much more comfortable with things that set us free rather than those that limit expression.I write for the simple pleasure of it, though also in the hope that some of my scribble might inspire someone, somewhere, to work, in some small way, towards making a better world for our children.

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Surapan and the Magic Tree

(Book 2)

By J. Christen Adams

Copyright © 2015 by J. Christen Adams

Second edition, 2020

eBook: ISBN: 978-0-6488315-1-8

Published by J. Christen Adams

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Note: This is the second book in the Surapan series. If you haven't read book 1 yet, may I suggest you read Surapan and the Dark Forest first.

Book 3 is Surapan and the Spirit Teacher.

Chapter 1. A Secret

Surapan! What are you doing?

The loud voice behind him, made him jump. The teacher stood at the back of his chair - he had not seen her come up behind. He was gazing out the window, thinking about the Dark Forest. Before that, he had been drawing a picture of the Magic Tree, on the back of his mathematics book.

Why have you been drawing, and not doing your mathematics!

Quickly, he turned to the page he was supposed to be doing. There were still many questions Surapan had not answered.

You have not done good work this week. You are normally one of my best students.

I’m sorry Teacher, he mumbled.

Next to him, Mina, his friend, smiled in sympathy. He really was having trouble concentrating, ever since the Magic Tree had made him invisible.

Even now, the young boy could not stop thinking about the Dark Forest, the Magic Tree, and Mr. Owl. He remembered how frightened his parents had been, when they couldn’t see him. Hearing his voice, they had thought the Spirits had taken him away. Surapan wondered how the Magic Tree had been able to whisper to him, and how Mr. Owl, and the Red Flower, had understood what he had said?

The teacher jabbed her finger on the page of his book, bringing his mind back to the classroom.

It’s late Friday, and you have not done these questions yet. You will have to finish this work before you go home tonight!

I’m sorry Teacher, Surapan said again. I will finish them now.

The teacher looked up, then spoke to the rest of the class.

Hold up your hand if you have finished all the work up to page twenty three. All the students, except Surapan, held up a hand. Good. Put your books on my desk, and you can go out to play until the bell rings to go home.

She looked down at Surapan again, as she turned, to walk back to her desk.

Bring me your book when you have finished those questions.

Surapan still had five questions to do, when the home-time bell went. He glanced across at his teacher; she was working at her desk. Surapan had always liked her. She was kind and strict at the same time. He put down his pencil and looked