...1 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE A Courageous Battle Susan Bracken 2 SUSAN BRACKEN Copyright © 2010 Susan Bracken. All rights r... ...1 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE A Courageous Battle Susan Bracken 2 SUSAN BRACKEN Copyright © 2010 Susan Bracken. All rights reserve... ...nges for future editions of this book and for listings on the website (www.susanbracken.ca) Distributed in Canada by: David Edwards, RNU Press, Barrie... ... air, hiding in a stall, until the bell rang for the afternoon classes. 4 SUSAN BRACKEN AFTER SCHOOL Lacey walked home, shoulders slumped, head hangi... ...hiding in a stall, until the bell rang for the afternoon classes. 4 SUSAN BRACKEN AFTER SCHOOL Lacey walked home, shoulders slumped, head hanging, de... .... To block her loneliness, she read her book as she ate her food. 6 SUSAN BRACKEN THE LONELY days turned into lonely weeks and years. Her teach- ers ... ..., they were awed by the oceanic size of the water, and by the thousands of islands dotting the horizon. “Well, they don’t call it the thirty thousand ... ... canals, and gazed in fascination at the smooth rock forma- tions and tiny islands they passed. All his life he had lived in the city and had immersed... ...d discussion. Dear Fellow Beings, The earth is a dangerous place: possible volcanic super eruptions, falling meteors, hurricanes, tsunamis, and torna-...