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Nathaniel and Martha Baker live in New Jersey with their two children, Jason and Haley. They live in a small down called New Gretna. The children attend Pinelands Regional School. The father, Nathaniel, works in Bass River State Forest. He is a park ranger. In his work he protects animals and plants and helps the people that come to the park fish and camp. He is very nice and sociable, and he likes he job a lot. Nathaniel is 42 years old. He is a little chubby because he likes to eat unhealthy food. He eats a lot of hamburgers, French fries, ice cream, and donuts. When he goes to the supermarket he always looks for free samples. He eats a lot and is very cheap. He does not like to spend money.

The mother, Martha is 39 years old. She is very kind. She is the director of a museum and loves history. Sometimes Martha talks and talk about history and her children think she is very boring when she does. She is a very artistic and healthy person. She loves to take picture of nature. She is a vegetarian and loves to exercise. She runs in marathons.

The oldest child is Jason. He is 16 years old and in 11th grade. He is very happy because he can drive. He also works at McDonalds to pay for his car and buy gas. Every night when he returns home after working he brings his dad a BigMac. Nathaniel loves it. Jason is very popular, handsome, and sociable. He has lots of friends, especially girls. He is the star of the football team and plays quarterback.

Haley, the baby, is 14 years old and in 9th grade. She is very intelligent and is in the honors classes. She does not have many friends because she is timid and quiet in school. At home she is much different. She loves classical rock music. Her favorite group is Led Zeppelin. She often goes to her room and plays her music loudly. She spends a lot of time listening to music and singing.