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Dark Shadows in the Forest

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Josh did not expect much from his very first scout camp in the High Uintahs. He and his dog, a little Cocker Spaniel he called Buff, were in for a HUGE surprise. Josh was one of the youngest boys in the troop and was bullied by Clancy, the biggest scout. When his dog started to act like something had scared him, Josh told the other scouts that it must be a bear. Clancy made fun of him, which caused Josh to go off by himself. What happened next was a nightmare for both the scout and his dog. Josh and Buff were kidnapped by Big Foot, a huge, hairy creature that most people don’t believe in. When they tried to escape, amazing things happened. Fear turned to friendship, and Josh found himself protecting the giant of the Uintahs.

112 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2014

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Clair M. Poulson

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Clair M. Poulson was born and raised in Duchesne, Utah. His father was a rancher and farmer, his mother a librarian. Clair has always been an avid reader, having found his love for books as a very young boy.

He has served for forty years in the criminal justice system. Twenty years were spent in law enforcement, ending his police career with eight years as the Duchesne County Sheriff. For the past twenty years Clair has worked as a justice court judge for Duchesne County. Clair is also a veteran of the US Army where he was a military policeman. He has served on various boards and councils during his professional career, including the Justice Court Board of Judges, Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Utah Judicial Council, Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, an FBI advisory board and others.

In addition to his criminal justice work, Clair has farmed and ranched all of his life. He has raised many kinds of animals, but his greatest interest is horses.

Clair has served in many capacities in the LDS church, including fulltime missionary (California Mission) bishop, counselor to bishop, young men president, high councilor, stake mission president, scoutmaster, High Priest group leader, etc. He currently serves as a Sunday School teacher.

Clair is married to Ruth, and together, they have five children, all of whom are married: Alan (Vicena) Poulson, Kelly Ann (Wade) Hatch, Amanda (Ben) Semadeni, Wade (Brooke) Poulson, and Mary (Tyler) Hicken. Between them they have twenty-three children. Clair and Ruth met while both were students at Snow College and were married in the Manti temple.

Clair has always loved telling his children, and later his grandchildren, make-up stories. His vast experience in life and his love of literature has always contributed to both his telling stories to children and his writing of adventure and suspense novels.

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December 18, 2015
Read this with my 8 year old son. He really enjoyed the plot and it made camping and Bigfoot seem like a fun adventure. Not scary at all.
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