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After a wild plan by his parents left Jack stranded in the Caribbean, the Berenson family decided to lay out some rules. Jack's mom and dad agreed they wouldn't take so many risks. Jack agreed he'd try to live life without worrying quite so much. Then Jack's parents thought up another get-rich-quick scheme. Now the family's driving around Kenya. An animal attack is about to send Jack up a tree - alone, with limited supplies. As Jack attempts to outsmart a ferocious honey badger and keep away from an angry elephant, he'll have plenty of time to wonder if the Berenson Family Decision-Making Rules did enough to keep him out of trouble.
About the Author
I received a master's degree in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, VT. (Though to this day I still wish it was the Vermont College of Fine Arts of the Florida Keys.) I won't go on about how terrifying the winter weather in Vermont can be, other than to say that on icy days, the slide from the campus to downtown is similar to a race down the slopes to Whoville.
Before my journey to Vermont, I was a professional vagabond and Jack of all trades. I'm a dual citizen of the United States and ?Ireland, (Sorry Ireland - blame my Nana!) have traveled throughout Africa, Asia and Central America, and lived on a Caribbean island for eight years. I once backpacked alone from Morocco to Kenya. (Insider tip on crossing the Sahara Desert - TURN BACK.)
My jobs have included Master Scuba Diving Instructor (nobody drowned) , Wall Street headhunter (it did not involve shrunken heads, except figuratively) , Owner/?Chef of a Chinese restaurant (having to download recipes from the internet should have been a red flag) , Set Medic for a reality T.V. show (The drama! The pathos! The contestants who didn't know who the President was!) and Deputy Prothonotary of a county court (Sadly, lawsuits remain a popular American sport) .
All of those jobs had their pluses and minuses, some more minuses than others, but no job is as fun as writing middle grade stories. I seriously don't know why everybody isn't doing it.
