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Born in County Antrim, N. Ireland. I grew up and lived for many years in the beautiful town of Whitehead. It lies nestled on the east coast overlooking Belfast Lough. On a clear day it is possible to see the sunny shores of Scotland.
I am currently a teacher and a writer. My profession has taken me to Scotland and Oman. I am currently living in Germany.
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
The Headmaster’s Cave is a preteen and children's adventure story written by D.S. Allen. George Stewart’s got a family history that his parents won’t talk about and that he’s been persecuted by his peers for. It concerns the legendary Headmaster’s Cave. According to the story, an unbalanced headmaster forced seven children to come with him to a cave by the sea. There he killed them all, and one was from George's family. Supposedly, you can hear the cries of those children in the nearby forest and, if you get close enough to the cave, you can hear them screaming. No one’s been able to enter the cave as the police have barricaded it for safety reasons. George’s friend, Dougie, also lost a family member in the tragedy. When a mysterious email addressed to George and Dougie arrives in their school email accounts, promising answers to the mystery of the cave, Dougie seems intrigued. George and their friend Katie are not at all sure meeting up with a stranger is a good idea, but when they realize that Dougie must have gone on his own, they’re determined to help him out.
D.S. Allen’s preteen and children's coming of age adventure novel, The Headmaster’s Cave, has everything needed to make this story fun, fast-paced and full of action. There’s the legend of the Headmaster and the missing schoolchildren, of course, but also tales of a pirate’s treasure cave linked to that gloomy cave. George and Katie brave a trip through haunted woods where a mysterious and ghostly white lady is supposed to appear, and find themselves oddly enough in the roles of Hansel and Gretel when they meet a very real older woman and her pack of protective dogs. Allen’s main characters - George, Katie and Dougie - are geeks who turn out to be consummate explorers, and it’s fabulous to see how they fare. The mysterious Leonard they meet is strange and spooky, and their exploration of the cavern systems is a grand adventure. I had a marvelous time reading The Headmaster’s Cave. It’s a fun and exciting read by an author who’s obviously not forgotten what it’s like to be young. The Headmaster’s Cave is most highly recommended.
