The Eclipse of Moonbeam Dawson (23 page)
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Authors: Jean Davies Okimoto
“Good book?”
“Very. Margaret Atwood's latest.” Gloria closed the book. “Was that who I thought it was?”
“Yeah. She wanted me to take her out in the boat.”
“Are you going to?” Gloria asked, trying to sound nonchalant.
“I'm only a sitting duck once.” Reid smiled and slipped his arm around her. “I told her I had other plans.”
“What plans?”
“I said, âI have to cut my toenails.'”
“You didn't really say that!”
“No, I wish I had. But I'm always thinking of stuff I wish I'd said when it's too late.” Reid smiled at her. “But I do have something important to do this week. The lawyer that's representing Mum in the bear trial is also going to file papers for me to change my name legally. I'm going in town to sign them tomorrow.”
“So it's official.” Gloria looked up at him. “That's great.”
“Did I ever really tell you⦔ he hesitated.
“Tell me what?”
“How much it meant. That you helped me get the right name?”
“I knew you liked it.”
“I hope so.” Reid looked into her dark eyes, so similar to his own. He felt connected to her, and it wasn't like they were brother and sister. He wanted to stay next to her.
The warmth of the July sun enfolded them and above, the huge cedar boughs swayed as the summer wind came off the ocean. And he wanted to kiss her.
Maybe someday, Reid thought, as he left to meet Harvey and his mother at the lodge.
NOVELS
My Mother Is Not Married to My Father
It's Just Too Much
Norman Schnurman, Average Person
Who Did It, Jenny Lake?
Jason's Women
Molly by Any Other Name
Take a Chance, Gramps!
Talent Night
The Eclipse of Moonbeam Dawson
PICTURE BOOKS
Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat
A Place for Grace
No Dear, Not Here
SHORT STORIES
“Jason the Quick and the Brave”
“Moonbeam Dawson and the Killer Bear”
“Next Month ⦠Hollywood!”
“Watching Fran”
“Eva and the Mayor”
PLAYS
Hum It Again, Jeremy
Uncle Hideki
NONFICTION, COAUTHOR
Boomerang Kids: How to Live with
Adult Children Who Return Home
Jean Davies Okimoto
is a widely published author of children's and young adult books, including
Take a Chance, Gramps!, Molly by Any Other Name,
and
Jason's Women.
She is the recipient of the American Library Association “Best Books for Young Adults” Award, the IRA/CBC Young Adults' Choice Award, the Parents' Choice Award, the Washington Governor's Writers Award, and the 1993 Maxwell Medallion for Best Children's Book of the Year. Two of her books have been recognized as
Smithsonian
Notable Books. Her work has been translated into Japanese, Chinese, and Italian, and has been adapted for television for
Bedtime Stories
on HBO and Showtime. Her play
Uncle Hideki,
based on her novel
Talent Night,
was produced at the Northwest Asian-American Theatre, and her plays for young people have been produced in New York, Toronto, and Vancouver.
She and her husband, Joe, have four grown children, three grandchildren, and two dogs. They live in Seattle and are frequent visitors to British Columbia.
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.
THE ECLIPSE OF MOONBEAM DAWSON
Copyright © 1997 by Jean Davies Okimoto
All rights reserved.
A scene from the novel is based on the story “Moonbeam Dawson and the Killer Bear,” which first appeared in
Connections: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults,
edited by Donald R. Gallo, published by Bantam Doubleday Dell, and reprinted in
Features,
published by Nelson Canada, and in
Relating,
published by Prentice Hall Canada, Inc.
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First Edition: November 1997
eISBN 9781466889361
First eBook edition: December 2014