Want to read the first couple of pages, to get the flavor? It's Drawn Into Adventure , by Cecil L. Disharoon Bethany Within her backyard, Bethany could concentrate, with no one else watching. All alone, her solitude was cozy. Bethany wasn’t lonely. She did miss her friends, Monday and Sun Jay-in. They used to ride bicycles after school together. She remembered their laughter beneath the summer tree limbs of her neighborhood. Today, this made her feel connected, even in this new city. Bethany hunched down to see if the moss held a small frog. When there was no rush, she could always sit, fascinated, by Nature. What kinds of plants would she find? What animals lived in her backyard? She wondered how long her afternoons would remain her own- free of lessons. She loved to learn, but heard so much homework was coming, years of it! “Would this be all the playtime I’ll ever have?,” thought Bethany. It was a pretty heavy concept. She sprinted. This lightened her he...