CHAPTER 1The creature made a wet snuffling sound as it rolled over on the back lawn, its tongue lolling out of its mouth. It came to rest on its side, all four scaly feet pointing toward Mara as she walked up to her mother and brother. A string of slime dripped from its lips onto the grass nearby.
Mara grimaced and turned to them. “That’s not a dinosaur. That’s the giant iguana you rode into town on a couple weeks ago,” Mara said, looking at her mother. “Remember?”
“You’re saying I rode that?” Diana brought a hand to her cheek, which had lost all color. “I simply don’t remember any of it.”
“You guys went across the river again, across the Oregon City Bridge, didn’t you? I thought we agreed you would stay away from there until all your creepy-crawly friends dispersed and found new homes.
