Bear in the Family

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Bear in the Family — page 2 — CHAPTER ONE Are we almost there Jasmin asked It’s going to be another thirty minutes at this speed her father Sam answered It’s been a pretty slow ride but there’s nothing we can do about it her mother Sarah added The family bounced along the rutted road The grown-ups were in the front seats Behind them was Tara who was eight months old and in her car seat 1

Bear in the Family — page 3 — with nine-year-old Jasmin to her right and her seven-year-old brother Hunter to her left The family dog Brody was in the very back Every other available space was full of groceries and supplies I just don’t recognize anything Jasmin said It’s so different her mother agreed The familiar trees and landscapes had all been wiped away All that remained were blackened stumps and trunks and an occasional tree that had somehow survived the forest fire But why is the road so bad Jasmin asked The big rains put out the fire but with the vegetation gone there was flooding It caused erosion and washouts washouts her mother explained 2

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