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    The Wishing Stone #1: Dangerous Dinosaur: The Wishing Stone, #1
    The Wishing Stone #1: Dangerous Dinosaur: The Wishing Stone, #1
    The Wishing Stone #1: Dangerous Dinosaur: The Wishing Stone, #1
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    The Wishing Stone #1: Dangerous Dinosaur: The Wishing Stone, #1

    By Lorana Hoopes

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    Spenser was an ordinary boy who didn't like reading until he was given a magical stone. When holding this stone, he's able to jump into books he is reading. In this first book, he travels to dinosaur time where he must help a cave boy with a dinosaur that is attacking his village. Will Spenser be able to help and will he be able to return home?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLorana Hoopes
    Release dateSep 4, 2017
    ISBN9781544621173
    The Wishing Stone #1: Dangerous Dinosaur: The Wishing Stone, #1
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    Lorana Hoopes

    Lorana Hoopes is an inspirational romance writer originally from Texas. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and three children where she works full time as a teacher. When not working or writing, she can be found kickboxing in her gym or singing at her church.

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      The Wishing Stone #1 - Lorana Hoopes

      The Wishing Stone #1

      The Wishing Stone #1

      Dangerous Dinosaur

      Lorana Hoopes

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

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      The Story Doesn’t End!

      About The Author

      This book is dedicated first and foremost to my children who are the characters and inspiration for my stories and then to all the young readers out there looking for a good story. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much I enjoyed writing it.

      Acknowledgments

      Thank you to the wonderful moms and kids who beta read this for me and let me know they enjoyed it. Thank you Kathy, Joann, Natalie, Misty, Amber, Kim, and everyone who read.

      Be sure to visit Lorana’s YouTube channel to see her reading this first chapter.

      Follow the journey with Book 2: Dragon Dilemma, Book 3: Mesmerizing Mermaids, Book 4: Pyramid Puzzle, The Wishing Stone Inspirations Book 1: Mary’s Miracle and Book 5: Superhero City (coming soon)

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      The Stranger

      Spenser kicked a stone as he exited the school building, his shoulders low beneath the weight of the teacher’s announcement. He had to read an entire book by Friday and do a book report on it. He had never read an entire book before, and he didn’t want to start now. He wanted to go home and play his new computer game. It had zombies and ninjas, every boy’s dream, but he knew his mother would never let him play when she found out about this homework. She would make him sit at the kitchen table and read, so she could watch him while she prepared dinner.

      His mother always made him sit at the table to do homework, and he hated it. The chair wasn’t comfortable, and under her watchful eye, he wasn’t allowed to rush through his assignments. Plus, he could usually hear the low hum of the television as his little sister, Kayleigh, and his brother, Jackson, watched Paw Patrol or Sofia the First. That only made his punishment feel worse. Sometimes he hated being the oldest.

      He kicked another rock, sending it shooting down the path. It landed in front of a pair of dark brown boots. Spenser raised his head to see a man dressed in a dark brown coat and boots standing a few feet in front of him. His skin was pale, making his dark garments look even more like night. On his head perched a brown cowboy hat. It hung low over his eyes, so Spenser couldn’t make out much of his face.

      Spenser looked to the left and right, clutching the straps of his backpack tighter. He had read about cowboys but never seen one in real life. There weren’t many in western Washington. His mother, who was from Texas, spoke of

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