What NOT to Do When You Find a Spaceship
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Hiding behind a tree, Tommy took a cautious look around. His heart sank as he realized that Mitch had the others digging in the same hole Cujo had started the night before. It looked like they’d found a smooth silver sphere the size of a small car. “What is that?” Muggie whispered. “I don’t know,” Tommy whispered back, his heart pounding. “Whatever it is, I think it’s what Cujo was trying to dig up.” “I want a closer look,” said Muggie, stepping out of their hiding place and down into the ravine before Tommy could stop her. “Hey, Rambo! What’s in the ditch?” Mitch stared at her for several seconds, his mouth hanging open. “Hey there, Muggie,” said Chuckey. Scott leaned on his shovel. “I told you Danny would rat on us.” “Muggie?” Mitch said finally. “Aren’t you a little overdressed for the woods? Why don’t you run along and get your nails done or whatever you do. Me and my men have work to do.” “Not to question your military intelligence,” said Muggie, “but you know, that could be a bomb.” Chuckey dropped his shovel and clambered out of the hole. “Keep digging, Private,” ordered Mitch. “We’ll take a break when we reach halfway. We’re almost there. First, I wanna see how strong this thing is.” He leaped to the top of the sphere with a pickaxe in hand and prepared to take a swing. “Wait!” yelled Tommy, giving up his sanctuary. “You might wreck it.”
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Tommy starts to wonder if his luck is changing when he finds a spaceship in Deep Creek Woods. Is it just a coincidence, or does it have something to do with the comic books he writes about Space Elves, Doom Droids, and Galactic Goblins? With the help of his friends, Tommy discovers a link between his stories, the ship, and an unfulfilled mission destined to carry them into space.
Yet, the toughest challenge Tommy faces is Mitch, the neighborhood bully, who claims the spaceship as his own. The only kid who has ever stood up to Mitch and survived is Muggie, the girl next door, and Tommy hasn’t seen her in years.
Tommy must find the courage to confront Mitch and keep the big brute from ruining everything. And he must act now, for far away, the Space Elves are dying, and time is running out.
About the Author
Drake Highlander’s desire to write for children came alive while teaching middle school reading and social studies. Many of his ideas are inspired by his own childhood experiences growing up in a large, close-knit family, and all the outrageous things that went on in that wonderful chaos.
Drake lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his daughter, Mae, and his beta fish, Boomer.