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Fact and fantasy: Ali Sparkes and Unleashed

April 11, 2013May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens

My stories are a bit like a fairy with bunions. They are fantasy but they have their feet in the real world. What I really love is making startling, spooky or paranormal things happen in the ‘real’ world that we all know and recognize. When I started out with Dax Jones in the very first […]

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The problem with superpowers . . .

January 11, 2013May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens 1 Comment

What would your perfect superpower be? Ali Sparkes shares hers . . . Fly? Be invisible? Able to spit acid? Or control other people’s bowel movements..? I get asked a lot about the superpower I would choose if I could have one, so I’ve given it a lot of thought. Most people fancy flying or […]

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