Sign of the Green Dragon
by C. Lee McKenzie
GENRE: Middle Grade
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Excerpt:
The
earth quivered. Then, like a lightning bolt, a crack shot up through the
ground. Rocks and dirt crashed down, pelting their heads and shoulders. Sam
grabbed Joey’s arm and Roger’s shirt and scrambled from inside the cave,
pushing them ahead.
Outside,
they landed in a heap. When the earth settled into place, they rolled onto
their backs, sucking air and panting.
“Okay,
that’s it,” Roger said. “This is one mean mountain. And it’s trying to squash
all of us. I’m going home.”
“You
get no argument here,” Sam said. “I’ll get our gear.” He edged toward the cave
and grabbed Joey’s backpack. Roger’s backpack straps stuck up from the pile of
rocks, but Sam couldn’t find his at all. He switched on Joey’s flashlight and
aimed the beam at the heap of rocks and dirt.
Inside,
where a solid wall once stood, was a hole, and behind that hole was another cave.
“What the ... ?” He blinked, and then looked again. “Hey! You guys got to see
this!”
“No
way am I going near that cave,” Roger said, and he backed away.
Sam
poked his head inside to get a better look. He swung his leg over a boulder.
“Wait here, then,” he said, glancing back.
Joey
jumped up. “Don’t even think you’re going in there without me. I’m coming. And
so’s Roger.”
“I
don’t—” Roger didn’t have a chance to dodge away from Joey’s grasp.
“Move
it.” Joey pushed Roger ahead of him. Roger was bigger in all directions, but
Joey had the attitude that let him get his way. It also landed him in major
trouble almost all the time.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
C. Lee McKenzie has a
background in Linguistics and Inter-Cultural Communication. Her greatest
passion is writing for young readers. Sign of the Green Dragon is her third
Middle Grade novel. Alligators Overhead and the sequel, The Great Time Lock
Disaster were her first two. She has traditionally published four young adult
novels: Sliding on the Edge, The Princess of Las Pulgas, Double Negative and
Sudden Secrets.
AUTHOR’S NOTE:
I'd like to highlight the fact that
I always have a free ebook (a different one every few months) available on my
website for visitors. http://cleemckenziebooks.com
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