Jasper John Dooley, Left Behind by Caroline Adderson, Ben Clanton Page B

happen when you were gone! Mom tried to eat our jujubes!”
    Nan gasped. “She wouldn’t!”
    â€œShe did!”
    Nan pulled her hand out of Jasper’s so she could hug him. It was a long, long, long hug that smelled of rain and fresh air.
    She said, “Jasper, it’s a good thing I’m back.”