Beth Detjens – Never Buy a Raccoon at a Gas Station (epub)

Beth Detjens – Never Buy a Raccoon at a Gas Station (epub)

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Name: Beth Detjens – Never Buy a Raccoon at a Gas Station (epub)
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Title: Never Buy a Raccoon at a Gas Station
Author: Beth Detjens
Language: English
Year: 2020
Subjects: N/A
Publisher: Beth Detjens
ISBN: 9780578443270
Total pages: 296 str.

Description:

One of my favorite pets growing up was a raccoon named Bandit. He wasn’t by any stretch a traditional pet, but he was by far the most entertaining.
The lessons that accompany these stories aren’t particularly deep. They’re just a collection of simple truths that I learned from our life with Bandit that have served our family well. When you read the stories, you might shake your head and wonder how and why our family had so many crazy adventures. The short answer … my eccentric, animal-loving dad, and my incredibly kind and gracious mom.
Growing up in our family was such a fun and educational adventure. Perhaps the most amazing part is that every story you’ll read here actually happened-unbelievably, often unfortunately-it all happened.
May you enjoy reading these stories as much as my family enjoyed living them.

Review
Parents will enjoy this as much as their kids. (Especially parents who are kids of the 80’s)
January 20, 2019
"I first read to my 10-year-old daughter who loved it. She couldn’t wait to read with her 13-year-old sister. The next morning, they were both asking to read it to Dad. The whole family LOVED these colorful animal tales. And for an 80’s kid like me, it felt like a walk down memory lane with all the descriptive 80’s details (Polo, Caboodles, White Rain hairspray!) This is a great book for the entire family to enjoy together. It will have everyone smiling & eager for the next Bandit adventure!" ~ Steve

From the Author
Thank you for taking the time to read these fun stories about my family’s pet raccoon. If you enjoy hearing about our life with Bandit, keep an eye out for my next book, which will feature many of the other exciting animals I grew up with. Until then, never buy a raccoon at a gas station. 🙂

From the Inside Flap
Within just a few minutes of the car stopping at that gas tank, Mom had gone inside with my sister, Lora, gathered all the trash from our snacks, filled the dogs’ water bowl, and had taken the dogs on a quick walk. Lora wasn’t far behind. She practically ran back to the car, a white 1982 Malibu Classic, still holding her nose from the filthy gas station bathroom. I was always the slowest, so Dad had already finished pumping the gas and was headed inside to pay by the time I got my shoes on and sleepily stumbled toward the gas station bathroom, wondering what unsanitary wonders awaited me there. I was planning my strategy for scoring a Snickers and Pepsi when I noticed Dad was standing by the open window of a pickup truck talking to someone in the driver’s seat.
I was around 10 years old and always curious, especially if it looked like Dad was up to something interesting. Fun fact – he usually was. He was the only person I knew who loved animals even more than I did. And this conversation had all the indications of an animal adventure. As I got closer to where he was standing, I caught part of the conversation between my Dad and a man in the pickup truck. Dad was asking, "What would you take for it?" That’s when I noticed a small moving something wrapped in a dirty blue towel on the seat beside him. I walked up to the passenger window to get a closer look.

From the Back Cover
One of my favorite pets growing up was a raccoon named Bandit. He wasn’t by any stretch a traditional pet, but he was by far the most entertaining. The lessons that accompany these stories aren’t particularly deep, but this collection of simple truths that we learned from our life with Bandit have served our family well. As you read, you might shake your head and wonder how and why our family had so many animal adventures. The short answer … my eccentric dad and my incredibly gracious mom.
Perhaps the most amazing part is that every story you’ll read here actually happened–unbelievably, often unfortunately–it all happened. May you enjoy reading these stories as much as my family enjoyed living them.

About the Author
Beth Detjens enjoyed an extraordinary childhood in rural Virginia, where her family hosted an endless menagerie of domestic pets, exotic pets, and local wildlife. In addition to domestic pets like horses, dogs, and goats, Beth’s family raised wildlife and exotic pets like leopards, alpacas, ostriches, and miniature horses/pigs/goats.
She has earned two Bachelor’s Degrees in Education and two Master’s Degrees in Business. Her Bachelor’s Degrees are in Secondary English Education, Grades 6-12, and Exceptional Student Education. Her Master’s Degrees in Business are a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Science in Management and Leadership (MSML). Today, Beth enjoys a corporate career in marketing, along with freelance writing, graphic design and business consulting.
She appreciates the simple joys of family life with her husband, two kids, and two (just two) Goldendoodles. Never Buy a Raccoon at a Gas Station is her first book.

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