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    Girls Gone Great
    Girls Gone Great
    Girls Gone Great
    Ebook47 pages53 minutes

    Girls Gone Great

    By C. J. Brumberg, Carolyn B. Berg and James Brumbaugh

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    Girls Gone Great is a collection of magical tales written for girls ages two to ten.  These fable-like stories were inspired by real girls, girls taking a magical journey of self-discovery where doing the right thing turns into something great.  When you believe in yourself and have confidence to face obstacles, then any girl has the ability to “go great” and surprise herself just like the heroines in these tales.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Brumbaugh
    Release dateDec 30, 2013
    ISBN9781497702721
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      Book preview

      Girls Gone Great - C. J. Brumberg

      Girls Gone Great

      by

      C. J. BrumBerg

      This collection of short stories is a work of fiction.  All characters are fictional.

      ––––––––

      Cover by Lynn Forbes, TypePhase Graphics

      Illustrations by Daniel R. Markovich

      ––––––––

      Copyright 2013

      Carolyn B. Berg and J. Drew Brumbaugh

      All rights reserved. This book cannot be reproduced, scanned or distributed in any printed or electronic form without written permission of the author.

      Dedicated to the seven girls who were  the inspiration for these stories:

      Ava, Casey, Jessie, Josie,

      Kylli, Ruby and Sadie

      Table of Contents

      The Escape Artist

      The Athlete

      Daddy's Girl

      The Bookworm

      The Diva

      The Firecracker

      Nature Girl

      The Escape Artist

      The tiny, peanut-sized girl headed for the back door that led outside.  No one noticed and no one stopped her.  Silently, secretively, she escaped into the forest.  Not that she escaped on purpose.  She just moved naturally with stealth and grace that somehow defied detection.  She didn’t reason why she was doing it, she just did.  She was curious and never thought about any danger.  She was too young for that.  Before she knew it, she was a long way from home in the woods with night coming.

      Back home it was some time before her mother realized Escape Artist wasn’t in the house.  A frantic search began but Escape Artist was nowhere to be found.  Her sisters looked for her in the garage, in the basement play room, in the bedrooms.  No Escape Artist.  Her father was the first one to notice that the door leading outside was open. 

      She’s gone to the woods, he said, pointing out the back door. 

      My baby is lost in the woods, lamented Mother.  What will happen to her?  It’s almost dark.

      We have to find her, said Father as he led the family search party out the back and into the growing gloom that filled the woods with shadows.

      The darkness engulfed them and it wasn’t long before the entire family had wandered far from home.  They quickly realized that they were hopelessly lost and the more they walked, the worse it became.  Eventually, they all plopped down on a fallen log to rest and figure out what to do next.  They had no idea which direction was home and the forest was now ominously dark and foreboding.  Strange noises surrounded them: screeches, yips and yowls.  The sisters shivered with fright. 

      Meanwhile, several low rolling hills away, Escape Artist wandered happily along an animal trail, content as the sun sank out of sight. She was glad that the birds were going to sleep and the night animals were coming out.  She watched a family of raccoons plod down the path ahead of her.  Curious, she followed along, thinking they might lead to other exciting adventures.  Off to the left, an owl hooted, calling to its young.  A fox

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