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    Swamped
    Swamped
    Swamped
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    Swamped

    By Andrea Hertach

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    Can a dog stop a bulldozer?
    Can a toad fly through the air?
    Can a little girl save an entire eco-system?
    These and many other questions are answered in SWAMPED, an adventurous tale of young Marley Aaron and the swamp land behind her home that is scheduled for demolition. But she’s not alone on her journey, she has literally hundreds of little helpers trying to aid her on her quest... and she doesn’t even know it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrea Hertach
    Release dateJul 11, 2012
    ISBN9780988112902
    Swamped
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    Andrea Hertach

    Andrea Hertach has been an elementary school teacher for over 27 years. Swamped is her first children’s novel but she has been a prolific writer since the young age of 13. She has been published in various magazines and industry publications and enjoys sharing great stories in a variety of genres. She has her Masters degree in Education and lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband, actor Matthew R. Lawrence, and her two children Marley and Aaron. Look for her next novel The Monster Mob in mid 2012. You can learn more about Andrea by visiting her website: www.andreahertach.com

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      Book preview

      Swamped - Andrea Hertach

      Swamped

      By Andrea Hertach

      Published by MRL Management

      Copyright 2010 Andrea Hertach.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. In other words, this ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author.

      This book is a work of fiction. Any reference to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author's imagination and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      www.andreahertach.com

      ISBN: 978-0-9881129-0-2

      Cover design by Matthew R. Lawrence Copyright 2010

      Early praise for

      Swamped

      I liked the book a lot. It was fun to read and I give it a 10 out of 10!

      I loved the characters: Marley, Matt, Daniel, Andrew, Angie and all the little bugs and critters.

      Halley McKeown, age 10

      Acknowledgements

      For my family and friends who are a joyful part of my life and my work.

      For my husband, Matt, whose unwavering energy, enthusiasm, support and love have taught me to never give up on my dreams.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Chapter 15

      About the Author

      Chapter One

      The sun rose slowly over the cedar hedge at the edge of the garden. The morning dew moistened lily petals and blades of grass. The scent of lavender hung in the soft breeze.

      Everyone was crammed in around the stump waiting to hear what Charles would say.

      All right, he began. Everyone gather around. This meeting is extremely important. Our very lives depend upon it.

      There was a hush among the garden creatures as they waited for the toad to continue.

      We are in a state of emergency, Charles continued. The humans are planning to fill in the swamp behind our garden home to build a game centre. This will have an impact on us all. We must work together to put a stop to this before it is too late.

      Everyone turned to someone next to them and they all started talking simultaneously.

      What’s a game centre?

      "Who told him that?

      What’s going on?

      Listen up everybody. A strong voice interjected.

      One by one grasshoppers, bees, dragon flies, butterflies, lady bugs and assorted garden dwellers turned their many eyes back to the stump that Charles the Toad used as a stage to address the community. Only now he was no longer alone. Standing next to him was Kurt the Chickadee.

      He stood regal and commanding, yet peaceful and calm. This helped the nervous and agitated creatures settle down and begin to listen.

      I have news, Kurt began as he stood next to Charles. "Charles has had to announce the sad news of the swamp demolition to you and I know it is a terrible shock. When I was visiting family at the swamp just yesterday our gathering was sadly interrupted when a group of humans showed up and got out of their metal transportation devices. They walked around the water and from the trees where we were perched we could hear their plans. I flew to Charles right away and told him what I had discovered. We talked about it for a long time and we decided the only way we can save our community is if we

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