Nine-year-old Sarah and seven-year-old Xavier were siblings who loves adventures but also were always into different kinds of trouble. That's why the people in their street decided to call them, The Menacing Duo. There was only one thing the siblings ever wished for, and that was to have a feline pet of their own. On Easter Sunday, during the egg hunting adventure in their neighborhood, they found something more than the eggs. It was a furry animal named Mr. Cuddles. Because of this, they were sent off to stay with their grandma for the whole summer. Grandma Norma used to tell a story about a train that goes to Dreamland. The siblings never believed this until one night they heard a whistle and they could not resist hopping on a new adventure. And on that ride was Mr. Cuddles, too, their new furry companion. *An Entry to Open Novella Contest 2022. Based on prompts #8 and #9.

Jane doesn't quite believe the magic bean is real when the tooth fairy accidentally drops it into her sister's bed. She plants it anyway and finds herself climbing to the sky on a giant beanstalk, just like her cousin, Jack. The Giant catches her and gives her an ultimatum: steal her weight in gold from the dragon or never go home again. Fortunately for her, there are good friends to be had, but will they be enough to overcome an ancient dragon? Jane is determined to try.

When they're sent to stay with their aunt Jessica for the whole summer holidays, Lani and Anya Ferrin don't quite know what to think. Nothing ever seems to change in Terrenfell, but nothing's the same anymore. Between a new aunt and cousin and the strange rumours in the air, things already seem to be unnaturally interesting, but the fairy secret of the old well in the woods is the most fascinating of all. Though some secrets stay far below the surface for a reason... Can Lani and Anya save the world beneath the well, or will their heroism spell their doom? -------- Cover by bookishnxrd!

Andy thinks he's lost forever when his aunt's chimney transports him and his dog, Chip, into the magical world of Emerraine. To get home, he must save the Hearthstone Village with Elsie, a young witch, and her Familiar against a dark plot that has been brooding for years. How can one summer go wrong when on the first night of his vacation, Andy becomes an instant hero? Through a series of twisting events, angry forest trees, talking flowers, a hungry pack of wolves and a monster octopus, he must save the village from a vengeful evil witch who plans to shower a fiery doom upon them. Cover Design by @Shreya_VA --- Date Started: February 3, 2022 Date Finished: April 17, 2022 --- 🏆 ONC 2022 ROUND 1&2 QUALIFIER Featured in: 🌟 @superhero - No Power, No Problem 🌟 @WattpadFantasyPH - Isekai Fantasy (May '23) 🌟 @lowfantasy - The World Among Us 🌟 @WattpadFairytales - Of Wolves and Witches 🌟 @Fantasy - Middle Grade and Children's Fantasy 🌟 @WattpadWitches - Broad-spectrum Spellcasters 🌟 @WattpadLitFic - Novel 🌟 @WackyWriters - Our Judges' Favorites (May '22) 🌟 @WattpadFriendsandFamily - Adventurous Crews 🌟 @StoriesUndiscovered - Into the Abyss (May '22) 🌟 @childrensfiction - ONC 2022 participants [Word count: 50000 - 55000 words]

Nine-year-old Amy Winter's holiday plans have gone from exciting to total disaster. How is she supposed to have any fun being packed up and sent to stay with a weird relative she can't even remember? And Aunt Penelope is as weird as they get. With her tangerine curls and old-fashioned clothes, she looks like she came straight out of the old storybooks she collects. What type of person owns a two-story house with a face living on it? With doors that open and close on their own, and a staircase that never ends. Amy is turned upside down and inside out as she's thrown into a world where one's imagination holds all the power. Where Magic becomes part of her everyday life. One that includes a talking cat with a top hat and a Pixie King who believes she is a Storyteller. Forming true friendships with the most unlikely of creatures helps Amy understand that not everyone has to be her friend. And the friends she does have, are worth fighting for. Book 1 of the Storyteller Chronicles. Entry for Open Novella Contest 2022. Based on prompt #15-Being a single child has pros and cons. Being stuck with a weird elderly aunt for the holiday certainly counts among the latter. Or does it...?

(was an Open Novella Contest 2022 entry) "If you were told that it's a legend, you would not believe your eyes." 🌛🌛🌛 During their childhood, Luke and his friend, Lorelai didn't believe in a legend about a special night train. But one night, everything changes when they actually experience the train's wonders. They only had this adventure for one night, but the memories last a lifetime. Why does this train only come once a year? 🌛🌛🌛 A.K.A. LukeRosa but as siblings with no romance I DON'T OWN THE PICTURES USED FOR THE VISUALS!

10 year old Poppy White is excited to be in fifth grade. What's even better? Her tooth is loose, which means the tooth fairy is coming soon! But instead of the three golden dollar coins Poppy was expecting, she gets a seed instead. Not knowing what the seed will grow, Poppy gives the seed to her mother, and they plant it together in the back garden. That night, when Poppy is coming home, she sees a new tree in the backyard. One that grants wishes. But the trolls that were looking for the seed want the wishes Poppy is hogging for themselves, and Poppy must team up with the tooth fairy to stop them, before the trolls can use the wishes to steal the tooth fairy's golden coins. ~~ ONC 2022 Prompt 11 cover credits to the amazing @azalyme featured on the children's fiction profile under ONC 2022 Participants