Zeke the Weather Geek: There's a Lizard in My Blizzard
Bub asked too many questions Six year old brothers never fail to annoy Zeke's curly red hair puffed out like a cloud He liked having hair that told the weather The wetter the air the frizzier his hair I want to see the snowflake too Why did Bub always have to do everything that Zeke did Then hurry up Clomp Clomp Clomp Bub's dinosaur boots were no match for a snow cloud Clomp Clomp Clomp
The Winter Photo Contest happened every December in Miss Li's fourth grade class Zeke had wanted to win it ever since first grade His friends called him Zeke the Weather Geek He was proud of that nickname But what he really wanted was to be a Weather Warrior like his idol WXYZ TV Chief Meteorologist Freeze Jones Weather Warriors stay one step ahead of the weather They're able to warn people about changes before they happen They don't miss predicting a hard frost and letting the pumpkins die in the school garden like he did Zeke still felt terrible about that PHOTO CONTEST To prove he was a real Weather Warrior Zeke needed an awesome photo of winter weather for the contest Let the other kids take pictures of ski slopes or hot cocoa He wanted his photo to show the awesomeness of a snowflake falling from the sky
32 At the corner Zeke braked for the red light He checked the temperature on Thermo the mini thermometer dangling from his handlebars Exactly 32 degrees Fahrenheit Freezing point Perfect for a snowflake Zeke's all weather camera hung around his neck Zeke liked to name his weather instruments He called his camera Storm Shooter Dad gave it to him before he left for Antarctica in September for the Polar Penguin Project He was studying the effects of climate change on emperor penguins Clomp Clomp Clomp Bub finally caught up with him
Don't you have to call Mom he asked Dad had given Zeke his old flip phone to call home so Mom wouldn't worry Yeah I better do that now Zeke punched in the number When Mom answered he told her they'd be home soon Do you think Mom's really gonna get you a puppy Bub asked Today was Zeke's ninth birthday All he wanted was a Saint Bernard puppy He had already picked out its name Blizzard Of course That's why at breakfast she said Our family might be getting bigger I bet she's going to the pet store right now She's picking out my Saint Bernard Are you sure I'm sure Zeke said Dad and I have been talking about it all year Saint Bernards love snow just like we do Say you're trapped in a blizzard at the top of the Swiss Alps A Saint Bernard would save your life So would a dinosaur said Bub
