Bøker av David Alan

Meet Francis O'Reilly, a compassionate youth worker turned homeless shelter owner and the enigmatic Patti, blessed with mysterious, empathic talents. Their paths cross under the Dublin sun after Patti has an unfortunate encounter with a vicious emovamp. This sets the stage for an intriguing story of compassion, resilience, and unexpected connections, where twists and compelling characters unfold.Torn between two intense relationships, Patti navigates a world of business opportunities and personal growth. At the same time, she embroils herself in the unfathomable tragedies and injustices of youth homelessness after accepting an offer to become a mentor at O'Reilly's shelter.In this gripping narrative, secrets are unveiled, love is tested, and lives are forever changed. Will Patti find the freedom and happiness she seeks? Will O'Reilly continue his mission to help those in need? Join them on their journeys of self-discovery and renewal in this captivating story that delves into the complexities of life, love, and new beginnings.

Born with a disability, Rory wasn't allowed to play like her siblings. Coming across two humans using a strange bouncing thing, Rory sets out to make her own in hope of being able to finally play too.

Bed time is T-Rextra''s favorite time of the day, because of dreams! Dreams can be fun, dreams can be scary, dreams can be emotional, and dreams can make no sense. But dreams are so interesting! Join Trex through dreams of adventures, fantasies, hopes, fears, special meetings and so much more fun! The coolest thing is that like every dream is different, each illustration is different because they were created by artists from all over the world! T-Rextra''s dreams are a truly international adventure!HOW THIS DREAM BECAME A REALITYI decided I wanted my next book to be about T-Rextra''s dreams. Thinking a bit more about my own dreams, I realized that all dreams are different, they usually don''t look the same, and they often make no sense. I''m positive that''s what T-Rextra''s dreams would be like, too. That made me think that it would be really cool if all of the illustrations looked different, just like dreams do. It was then that I decided that I was going to take on the very difficult task of trying to get different illustrators to do one illustration each, in their own unique style, so that every one of T-rextra''s dreams would be completely different. I put a call out on social media for any artists who were interested in participating in such a different kind of book; definitely like none I had ever seen before. I was fortunate enough to find 22 extremely talented artists from all over the world: Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, England, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Pakistan, Per├║, Philippines, Poland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States of America and Wales! Once I had all of the works, I threaded them together and wrote the story based on the illustrations, not the other way around. I have to say, out of the 8 children''s books I''ve written so far, besides the first one because that''s my baby, this is the most fun book I''ve done, and the one I''m proudest of.