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'This is a special place, Zeke – a magical place. And if anything can sort out the situation with your mum, it's magic.'
After an argument with his mum, Zeke steps through his bedroom wall and finds the bridge of light. It leads him to a land of talking creatures, strange vehicles, singing sunflowers and flying biscuits.
But there are dangers in this magical land, too. Will Zeke's new friends be able to help him sort things out with his mum? And can Zeke behave himself for long enough to avoid an encounter with the angry monster librarian or the terrifying witch of Lonely Edge?
A children's adventure story set in a magical fantasy world, perfect for children aged 6+
Over the Bridge of Light has been described by readers as a light, humorous fantasy tale with a message to it.
Readers say:
- 'I love the mystery behind the characters and the way all the characters subtly change throughout the story.'
- 'The lesson was woven throughout without being overt. The ending was satisfying and exceeded my expectations.'
- 'I really liked reading Over the Bridge of Light, because it was so original, and the whole story is really intriguing.'
- 'I hope to see more stories like this. It's truly wonderful.'
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Over the Bridge of Light - Ben Seldom
Ben Seldom
Over the Bridge of Light
First published by Benjamin Hoare 2020
Copyright © 2020 by Ben Seldom
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ISBN: 978-1-8381412-2-6
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Contents
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A note about food
In trouble
A magical place
Please
Don’t touch that!
Zeke's favourite biscuit
The best way to travel
Something new
Zeke's cousin
To Lonely Edge
A terrible choice
Zeke's decision
OK, boat
Fish and chips
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A note about food
Food is important in this story.
In British English, a ‘biscuit’ is a small, hard, sweet snack. Some readers might use the term ‘cookie’ instead.
In this story, ‘jelly’ is a wobbly dessert, not a fruit spread.
‘Fish and chips’ means fried fish in batter served with potato chips (‘fries’ to some readers). The chips would be chunky, not thin.
In trouble
Zeke found the bridge of light while he was standing in his bedroom. His mother had sent him there – and, as you will soon see, she was the reason the bridge had come.
He had been playing with his sister, Zoe, while Mum was in the kitchen. The game had started safely enough: Zeke was knocking a ball around the living room with a cardboard tube, and Zoe had to try to get hold of it. He enjoyed hitting the ball, but he enjoyed even more his sister’s squeals of delight as she tried to catch it.
Excited, Zeke tried to think of more ways to make her laugh. He climbed up onto the sofa and shouted, ‘Throw the ball, Zoe!’
His sister, whose aim was never very accurate, threw the ball upwards. It went nowhere near Zeke, so he leapt off the sofa, swinging the cardboard tube. A brief moment of exhilaration was followed by the sickening realisation that he was about to land on Zoe. He felt his knees hit something hard, and then the two of them were tumbling together. There was a bang, and then a crash, and then Zoe started wailing.
From the floor, Zeke saw the door open as Mum strode in. She swept Zoe into her arms and started telling him off. ‘What did you think you were doing? I can’t leave you alone with her for five minutes!’
Unfortunately, Zeke didn’t know that if a grown-up asks you what you thought you were doing, they don’t actually want you to answer. He started to explain what had happened, and this only seemed to make things worse. As Mum grew angrier, so did Zeke, and I am sorry to say that at one point he said something very nasty indeed.
‘You need to grow up, young man,’ said Mum sternly before sending him to his bedroom, where he stood glowering, feeling very sorry for himself and more than a little cross.
The room was mostly dark, as the curtains were drawn; but the sunlight came searing through a crack in the curtains, casting strange glowing shapes on the floors and walls. Zeke stepped from side to side, watching what happened to the patterns when he moved in and out of the light. There was one shape on the wall that didn’t really seem to change. He stepped directly in front of it, blocking the sunlight, but the glowing shape remained. It looked a bit like a window, or a small doorway. I wish it was a door, he thought. Then I could go through it and get away from here.
The glowing shape shimmered. Zeke paused for a moment, then, consumed by curiosity, stepped up to it. He felt warmth coming from the wall. When he raised his hand and moved it towards the light, instead of hitting the wall it went right through. On the other side he could feel something firm, like a ledge. Almost without thinking, Zeke stuck his other hand through and pulled himself up through the glowing window.
Kneeling, he looked around. It was utterly dark except for a narrow strip of glowing light beneath his feet. It was just wide enough for him to stand on but stretched out in front of him like a never-ending, glowing balance beam.
Zeke stood up slowly. Raising his hand, he felt out to the side and found nothing but thin air. Gently, he lifted his foot and moved it to one side, then the other. Again, there was