Crimperbooks

Free, award-winning, creative commons children's fiction

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Crimperbooks is the home of award-winning children’s stories and books by me, Ryan Cartwright. Like these ones!

Sugar the Robot and the race to save the Earth Do Not Feed The Troll! Face to Face with the Gorilla king

All the stories on this site are free to read, download and share. You can also buy paperback and ebooks for your device.

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Stories for you

“Brilliant, my kids loved it!”

Sugar the Robot and the race to save the Earth

Cover of the book Tim is ten years old and mad about robots. When he tries to fix a toy robot, he gets more than he bargained for! What starts as a hobby ends in a race to stop an alien invasion and save the Earth.

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Award winning ,”Fun and exciting for all ages”

Do Not Feed The Troll!

Cover of the book When Martin’s family moved house his Dad told him things would be better….. Nobody said anything about a troll under the lawn! Martin and his new friends must hurry to stop the troll.

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Clever and engaging, excellent story

Face to Face with the Gorilla King

Cover of the book It’s not every day that a trip to the zoo can lead to you ending up on the other side of the Galaxy on a world inhabited by talking animals!

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Short stories for everyone

Stories for anyone aged 6 and up

Waiting at the bus stop

Cover of the story Three children discuss their favourite superpower but there’s more than meets the eye here

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The Roboteers adventures

Roboteers logo The Roboteers are a group of friends who solve mysteries together. Their longer adventures feature in the books above but they also have shorter adventures which you can read here.

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Short stories for mid-older readers

Stories aimed at readers 9 and over

Though we are many

The space shuttle in orbit In deep space, clones are used as space crew. But what happens when they develop a fault? Suitable for ages 9 and up

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RTA

A white bicycle with a basket There’s been a road accident but nobody seems to care and, exactly who is the victim?. It deals with death in a road accident so it’s probably more suited to older readers (13 and up).

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More about Crimperbooks

Sharing

Two small children sharing sweets One of the most important things at Crimperbooks is sharing. Stories - the heart of a good novel- are shared experiences. You are allowed and encouraged to share the stories you find here.

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Downloading A cartoon of a child carrying a pile of books Did you by any chance come here for a free ebook? Why not download all of them? You are allowed. Here is how and why.

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Why am I giving this away A cartoon of a child trying to reach the top of a pile of books Am I really giving all these stories and ebooks away and if so, why?

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