The Berenstain Bears Chapter Book: The Magic Crystal Caper
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“What’s he doing here?” Sister whispered to Brother.
“Beats me,” Brother whispered back. “But I hope he doesn’t want to come in. If he does, that means something’s wrong.”
“Mr. Grizzmeyer!” said Papa. “This is quite a surprise. Would you like to come in?”
“Don’t mind if I do,” said Mr. Grizzmeyer. He came into the living room and plumped himself down on the sofa.
Oh, no! thought the cubs. They tried to think of what they might have done wrong at school lately. Sister couldn’t think of anything. Brother couldn’t either.
Papa called Mama in and took a seat in his easy chair. “Well, Mr. Grizzmeyer,” he said, “what brings you to our humble home?”
Mr. Grizzmeyer seemed to read the cubs’ minds. “Don’t worry, cubs,” he said with a wink. “I’m not here about any school problems. This is why I’m here.” He took a brochure from his jacket pocket and unfolded it for the Bears to see.
On the brochure was a picture of a lake with mountains in the background. On the lake were bears in a canoe.
“Here,” he said, handing the brochure to Papa. “Have a closer look.”
Mama and the cubs gathered around Papa’s easy chair.
“Camp Grizzmeyer?” said Papa. “You’re the owner of a summer camp?”
“And the director,” said Mr. Grizzmeyer. “It’s an old Bear Scout campsite on the scenic slopes of the Great Grizzly Mountains. My wife, Mollie, and I spent our life savings to buy the place. And a wonderful place it is! Just think of it, cubs—the wild beauty of the Great Grizzly Mountains, fishing, swimming, canoeing, softball, basketball, tennis, arts and crafts . . .”
Camp Grizzmeyer sounded good. But the cubs had never been away from home for more than an overnight, except for the week at Gramps and Gran’s when Mama and Papa had gone on a second honeymoon. A whole summer away from home? It sounded like forever.
“And that’s not all,” said Mr. Grizzmeyer. “Every Saturday night we’ll have a big dance, complete with disc jockey. And most exciting of all are the All-Camp Games that will finish up the summer. All four area camps will meet just down the mountain at Camp Sunshine. Along with the usual sports, a musical show will be part of the competition. I’ll bet you cubs won’t want to miss the biggest event of the summer!”
Brother and Sister were more interested now. “How many cubs will be there?” asked Sister.
“Lots,” said Mr. Grizzmeyer. “About half of them are from Bear Country School, and the other half from Big Bear City School. I expect most of your friends to sign up: Lizzy and Barry Bruin, Cousin Fred, Ferdy Factual. A few already have: Babs Bruno, Queenie McBear . . .” He paused and glanced at Brother. “Oh, yes . . . and Bonnie Brown,” he added. “Better make up your minds quickly, cubs. There’s only a week of school left, and Camp Grizzmeyer will be full before you know it.”
Papa told him that the Bear family would talk it over and give him their decision soon. Mr. Grizzmeyer thanked them and left.
“Well, it sure sounds fun to me,” Papa told the cubs. “What do you think?”
Brother turned it over in his mind. He had never before thought of spending a whole summer with Mr. Grizzmeyer. On the other hand, he had never thought of spending a whole summer without Bonnie Brown. And that was exactly what would happen if Bonnie went to Camp Grizzmeyer and he didn’t.
“The All-Camp Games sound great,” Brother said at last. “Count me in.”
Sister was two years younger than Brother, and Mama was wondering if she was ready to spend a summer away from home. Sister was wondering the same thing.
“Come on, Sis,” said Brother. “It’ll be great. You’ll wow everybody at those Saturday night dances. And it isn’t as if you’ll be all alone. We’ll be together.”
That was enough to convince Sister. “Okay, I’ll do it,” she said.
“Fine,” said Papa. “I’ll call Mollie Grizzmeyer right away while there’s still room on the sign-up sheet.”
About the Authors
Stan and Jan Berenstain began writing the Berenstain Bears series in 1962, with The Big Honey Hunt. Since then, more than 250 Berenstain Bears books have been published and sales of the series are nearing 300 million. Stan and Jan have left behind a legacy of arguably the best-selling children’s book series ever. Making the books has long been a family affair, with son Mike Berenstain writing and illustrating new stories about everyone’s favorite bear family. You can visit the Berenstains online at www.berenstainbears.com.
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The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Magic Crystal Caper
Copyright © 1997 by Berenstain Publishing, Inc.
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EPub edition © 2013
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Epub Edition © MARCH 2013 ISBN 9780062188977
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Originally published in 1997 by Random House, Inc.
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