A Short Story for The BirdLife Campaign organized by Margaret Atwood and Wattpad. Dedicated to Forbes's Blackbird by Lilian Carmine. 2013.

'The Lost Boys is a story about the supernatural, about love, music and friendship. When Joey Gray first meets this strange mysterious boy who never leaves the cemetery, she never imagined her life would be turned upside down. Together they will have to deal with magic bounds, make a dangerous journey, fight a powerful enemy, and embark in the adventure of their life time.' The Lost Boys by Lilian Carmine, published by Random House, is available for sale on Amazon, Waterstones, WH Smith, The Book Depository, and many other online stores, in paperback and E-book format (Kindle, Epub, ITunes). Links to buy here: liliancarmine.wordpress.com/buy-the-book The Lost Boys Official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/JoeyandTheLostBoys Twitter: twitter.com/LilyCarmine Copyright © 2013 Lilian Carmine. Lilian Carmine has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this Work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 This novel is a work of fiction. Names and characters are the product of the author's imagination and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner The Random House Group Limited Reg. No. 954009 Addresses for companies within the Random House Group can be found at: www.randomhouse.co.uk

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