Brian and the Storm: A young boy's first hurricane

By Van Chesnutt and Alyce Wolfe

When eight year old Brian comes home from school one day he is surprised to find his father at home. He is told that a big storm is coming and they need to prepare. Brian and his dog, Penny, are not concerned, they have been through storms before. Or so they think.

As Brian and his family prepare for the storm even Penny s

• Language: English
• Publisher: Means To An End, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9780999585238

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Brian and the Storm

A young boy’s first hurricane

by Van Chesnutt

Illustrations by Alyce Wolfe

2019 Means To An End Publishing

This book is a work of fiction. The characters are composites of people the author knew as a child growing up in South Florida. Penny however was real. No other identification with actual persons, living or dead is intended or should be inferred

Copyright: 2019 © Van Chesnutt

Cover art and illustration: 2019 © Alyce Wolfe

2019 Means To An End

Copyright © 2019 by Van Chesnutt

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system without the express written permission of the publisher.

Published in the United States of America by Means To An End.

ISBN 978-0-9995852-0-7

ISBN-13: 978-0999585207 (Means To An End)

eBook ISBN 978-0-9995852-3-8

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019901178

Cover art: © 2019 by Alyce Wolfe

Dedication

For Magal, Santiago, Nicolas, Nevan, Santana and Ela

Penny and Brian

Brian and the Storm

Brian was eight years old. He had a dog named Penny. Penny was older than Brian, but she weighed about the same as he did.

One day, when Brian came home from school, he was surprised to find his father at home. Brian’s father usually came home after he did. Usually, it was almost dark by the time his dad got home.

Brian’s father worked at the power plant. He worked with big machines called turbines that made electricity. Brian was pleased that his father helped to make the electricity that made everyone’s lights and the TV work.

When Brian asked his dad why he was home early, his dad told him that a storm was coming and they had to get ready for it. This storm was called a hurricane.

A hurricane is bigger than most storms, his father said. They are very powerful, and they make a big mess.

There was a lot to do to get ready for the storm, Brian’s father told him. They had to cover the windows and clean