The Fire Within: Ch.9

David goes to the fountain that GG said squirrels would be. He studies some acorns he finds and then out of nowhere a squirrel shows up. He realizes that this is a squirrel GG warned him about, a sandwich thief. The squirrel comes closer to David as if to say “please feed me”. He produces…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 8

David walks outside to go to the library garden. He meets the gardener, who looks like a garden gnome. His name is Greenfingers George, or to David its Mr. Digwell. He had a lot of info on squirrels, and about how they could lose eyes. David even got to see one of the squirrels GG…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 7

David heads to the library and asks ‘do you have any books on sq…’ He stops because Mr. Bacon, his neighbor, is there and he didn’t know he worked there. Mr. Bacon asks what is he looking for. Squid? Squash? and David replies by yelling SQUIRRELS!!!!! All the books on squirrels are out and he…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 6

David ran inside yelling “FIRE!” and Liz told Lucy to go check and she saw nothing upstairs. They all went upstairs into the Dragons Den and Liz showed David an ornament. ‘It was just a trick of the light’ she said. Lucy went and got David’s dragon. He had a pencil and drawing pad because…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 5

When Liz comes in the room she had cookies, tea, and milk for Lucy. She wondered if Lucy had been messing with David. He saved Lucy by saying that they had just been discussing how Conker had lost his eye. All of a sudden a loud squawk and more noise came from outside. David was…

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The Fire Within: Ch.4

David goes outside and sees Conker, one of Lucy’s ‘pets’. Even though they are wild animals, Lucy still refers to them as her’s. While David is unpacking more of his stuff Lucy comes in and tells him all about the squirrels and how to identify them. Then she started talking about how sick Conker was until David…

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The Fire Within: Ch.2

Once David hears Lucy ask if he likes… (Liz cuts in and says “Peas”?) he’s sure that their hiding something. He heads to the restroom and on the way finds the area Liz makes the dragons. He’s tempted to go in but he puts his curiosity aside and goes to the restroom, where he finds…

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The Fire Within: Chapter One

David needs a place to stay while he goes to college. He chooses the Pennykettle home, where he will live with Liz (Mrs. Pennykettle) and Lucy (her daughter). At first David thinks it’s just them together, but he finds out about Liz’s job; making clay dragons. They aren’t just any dragons though, David thinks Liz…

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