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    I went to change the place; the place changed me

    May 16, 2022 3 minutes
    Jonathan Franklin
    Illustrated by Poppy Lam
    The new owners asked me why I thought the river had dried up. I suggested knocking down so much jungle was the reason

    Red Road Green is the story of Idenea, a young Brazilian woman who travels with her family into the Amazon rainforest on a government promise that they would lead a better life. I was inspired to write her story by my own experience as a rancher in the Amazon.

    I’d always dreamed of owning

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