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21 Survivor by Ernest Bywater

A Survivor Story
A 10 year old boy survives a car crash where his family is killed. He goes to live on his maternal grandfather's ranch on the Texas / Mexican border with some of his retired Army buddies. But life there has some serious issues due to drug smugglers being angry about having their shipments destroyed by those at the ranch. Pat grows up fast while learning to be quick and accurate with a gun. - 51,400 words of adventure. / (Reviews)
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Coming of Age, Crime, Violence, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 15042 | Votes: 621 | Score: 8.87
Size: 270KB | 54,465 words | Posted: Concluded:

22 Boone - the Early Years by Ernest Bywater

A fire destroys a farm in Virginia, so the family is moving west. Except the youngest is too ill to travel when it's time to leave. The boy and his grandmother stay behind to follow later. It takes so long for him to recover the two don't go west, and find local employment. A decade later rising political problems cause the young man and his grandmother to make a decision about their future. They'll go west, but it isn't that simple, or an easy journey. Written in US English - 72,700 words.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Politics, Violence, Historical, Western, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 14896 | Votes: 527 | Score: 8.87
Size: 368KB | 73,845 words | Posted: Concluded:

23 Stand in Time by Ernest Bywater

A man is moving to the USA with his family. At the last minute his work won't release him from his contract early, as previously agreed. A cousin who's a close friend stands in to fill his role as father in helping the rest of the family move on the set date.When they get to the USA and the man is kidnapped by a group set on world domination. They brainwash him and send him back in time to help them bring about a different end to the War Between the States. Can one man affect their plans?
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Western
Tags: Western, Rags to Riches, Time Travel
Downloads: 13984 | Votes: 412 | Score: 8.86
Size: 475KB | 97,579 words | Posted: Concluded:

24 Kim: Power Play by Ernest Bywater

Kim is badly injured in an incident at school, an accident that should never have happened. He's a teenage boy with a reputation of being an unstoppable force that always gets things done. Recovering from injuries that should have been fatal he lives 'in interesting times' as he sets out to prove the doctors wrong. He's determined he'll walk again; if his powerful enemies let him live that long. Set in Australia.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Young Adult
Tags: Crime, Drama, Politics, Violence, Rags to Riches, Extra Sensory Perception
Downloads: 16221 | Votes: 580 | Score: 8.85
Size: 294KB | 58,102 words | Posted: Concluded:

25 Jason's Story by Writer 406

An unlikely tale of one of societies outcasts
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Coming of Age
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Politics, Historical, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 609 | Votes: 17 | Score: 8.77
Size: 56KB | 9,919 words | Posted: in progress

26 From the Top by Lumpy

Country Roads
After the loss of both his parents and his music career, Charlie gets a second chance when he lands a spot on a hit music competition, The Stage. But his journey of redemption is paved with heartbreak, betrayal, and ambition.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Drama
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Drama, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 5381 | Votes: 59 | Score: 8.75
Size: 896KB | 177,622 words | Posted: Concluded:

27 Perfect Choices - A John the Genius Story (1) by PT Brainum

First part in series. Omniscient 7 year old John begins a journey to change the world. Begins in 1984 Oklahoma. 28k words.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Coming of Age, Humor, School, Science, Rags to Riches, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Alternate Timeline
Downloads: 5261 | Votes: 259 | Score: 8.70
Size: 149KB | 28,728 words | Posted:

28 Life Is Change by Ernest Bywater

No good turn goes unpunished. There's nothing so constant in life as change. Shortly after finishing his Australian university exams Smoky Grey learns these two sayings are true. His life and plans are totally changed by an encounter in the university car-park. For the next few years his life is one change after another. Some of them being ones he initiates. He's a catalyst for changes to improve the lives of many people.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Workplace, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 15801 | Votes: 510 | Score: 8.66
Size: 250KB | 50,162 words | Posted: Concluded:

29 Volume I of Legacy: The Ministry of Fire, Part 1 by Uruks

What if Fairies and Dragons weren't legends, but aliens visiting our planet and inspiring our myths of old. After discovering intergalactic travel, humanity now lives alongside these fairytales and accepts them as a part of everyday life. Legacy is the perfect blend of science fiction and fantasy. It tells the story of Ryan Uruks, a human/dragon hybrid seeking to avenge his family by training in the ancient magic passed down by the Great Golden Dragon. This magic is called Elemency.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Drama, Politics, War, Rags to Riches, Science Fiction, Aliens, Space, Futuristic, Alternate Universe, Dinosaurs, Robots, Shapeshifters, Fantasy, Dragons, Dwarves, Elves, Magic, Super Hero, Knights
Downloads: 3236 | Votes: 47 | Score: 8.65
Size: 944KB | 176,941 words | Posted: Concluded:

30 Mallard Heir by Ernest Bywater

A man just out of university inherits a trust in the USA. He has to live in the house it owns, but first he has to make it liveable. He also has to worry about some old feuds in place in this rural valley in the Appalachian mountains. He has to survive his first weeks in the mountains, and in doing so he finds a wife and partner for life while they deal with old feuds and the local weather. Set in Australia.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: General
Tags: Workplace, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 13666 | Votes: 545 | Score: 8.62
Size: 246KB | 49,993 words | Posted: Concluded:
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