Summer of Fear

Jack jerked up in bed. There they were again— low, sobbing cries, the saddest sounds he’d ever heard. Jack knew what they were. Cougars cried that way. How much use was his frail canvas tent if a cougar didn’t play by the rules?

Jack’s fear of the dark, of being alone, of growing up—these emotions possessed him, made him behave irrationally, and act irresponsible.

He knew what was right. Could he cope with his feelings enough to do what was right?

Why couldn’t he live up to people’s expectatio...