Fire Fawn

By Courtney Chastain and Lori Edwards

Jenna is nearly seven years old the summer of the fires. While visiting her grandmother, her sympathy for an injured fawn helps her to learn lessons about family love, traditions, bravery, and what really matters when forced to leave everything behind. This fictional story was inspired by a photograph taken during the Waldo Canyon Wildfire in Colorado during the summer of 2012. It is dedicated to the children of the Colorado Springs area who experienced loss, to the firefighters who worked tirelessly to protect our forests and homes, and to the people of the area who exemplified the true meaning of community.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Sep 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781452577043

Courtney Chastain

Lori Edwards, a teacher and literacy specialist for thirty-one years, has written many books for her students and her own children. She lives near Colorado Springs, where she finds joy having deer and all of Mother Nature’s creatures for neighbors. Illustrator Courtney Chastain is a Colorado Springs high school student, soccer player, and artist. Her younger brother, Matthew, contributed to the last page. Their family was evacuated from their home during the Black Forest Fire of 2013.

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ISBN: 978-1-4525-7703-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4525-7704-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013911475

Balboa Press rev. date: 9/10/2013

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Grammy’s House

Chapter 2 - Smoky Air

Chapter 3 - Escape

Chapter 4 - At the Patterson’s

Chapter 5 - Fire Fawn

Chapter 6 - A New Christmas

This fictional story was inspired by a photograph taken during the Waldo Canyon Wildfire in Colorado during the summer of 2012. It is dedicated to the children of the Colorado Springs area who experienced loss, to the firefighters who worked tirelessly to protect our forests and homes, and to the people of the area who exemplified the true meaning of community.

Chapter 1 - Grammy’s House

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I was 6 and ¾ years old the summer of the fire. Mommy and Daddy went on a trip across the ocean, and I got to spend two weeks with Grammy. It was so different from where I live in Long Beach, but I loved being there with her. Grammy’s house had an upstairs, a downstairs, and a way-downstairs called the cellar. My friend told me that cellars are good places to hide in a tornado,