Praise for
Kipp the kid
By
Paul G Day
“Kipp The Kid by Paul G
Day is a suspenseful young adult novella featuring Kipp, a boy
living near the Moonta Mines in South Australia. Together with his
puppy love Jane Prescott and his dog Nip, they undertake a series
of adventures as play-acting gives way to the real and the
supernatural. In his own private world he calls Kipp’s Chamber,
Kipp and Jane and Nip encounter a trio of dastardly brothers with
bad intentions. Trent, Arnold and Jake Jansen are up to no good,
and a series of fatal encounters lead to supernatural interventions
that make the youngsters realize how their lives have truly been
blessed. The author pays tribute to classic
teen adventure narratives with young romance challenged by personal
crises which serves to bring the lovers ever closer together. The
threat of the evil brothers is enhanced by the alcoholism of Jane’s
father, depriving her of the shelter and protection of her home.
Yet the departed family members are given a chance at redemption,
reaching beyond the grave in helping Jane and Kipp. Even when a
tragedy nearly pulls Jane and Kipp apart, Jane survives a
near-death experience and gives both Kipp and the audience hope for
a sequel to come.” (The Kindle Book Review)
“Author Paul Day, in his story
"Kipp The Kid" engages the readers' emotions and imagination and
transports them to a world where the real and surreal intermingle.
Paul Day's captivating story of young love. The geographical
setting, which is famous for its Cornish heritage, lends drama and
adventure to the story as do the well-developed and rich characters
of Kipp, Jane and others. Additionally, the seamlessly interwoven
themes of survival, family relationships, commitment and devotion
-- that are as contemporary as they are timeless -- add yet another
dimension to this enchanting tale.” (S Mazor)
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank my family,
especially my wife Jennifer for her love and commitment, as well as
my wonderful editor and friend, Janice Spina for her endless
encouragement and support in this endeavor.
ABOUT THE COVER
Featured on the cover of this book
are Charles Wundersitz (Kipp) and Ella Simpson (Jane). Both young
actors also feature in the official book trailer on my YouTube
Channel (see last page of book)
Prologue
The Old Abandoned Mines
One beautiful spring day, an old man sat gently
rocking on his old rickety chair, while two children played at his
feet. He was humming a tune to himself, a song he once heard
someone very beautiful sing. She was long gone now, but the memory
of her was still alive in his distant heart.
The girl at his feet stopped what she was doing and
looked up into the aging eyes of the elderly man. Though his eyes
were pale with the passing years and he was squinting in the
sunlight, his wrinkles forming deep lines around the sockets, she
thought she saw a little tear form in the corner of one eye.
“Does it make you sad Papa…that song?”
At first he seemed not to have heard her. For a
little while she thought he wouldn’t answer. By this time the boy
was also looking up.
The old man stopped rocking for a moment and cast his
eyes down upon the two children. He saw the brightness in their
eyes. He saw the glow of their young faces. He wanted to tell them.
Oh, how he wanted to tell them. But so difficult to start. How do
you tell ones still so young, a story so troubling, so beautiful
and yet so utterly real, he thought to himself.
The two children waited patiently for an answer. The
old man started rocking again. “It’s a song a girl once sang to me
when I was still not much older than you two. She was the most
wondrous, beautiful, intelligent girl I ever met.”
“Who was she?”
She was my neighbor. Such a delightful lass. So
honest and lovely and truer a girl has never lived. The young girl
sitting beneath him on the porch looked suddenly disappointed
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