Elliot and the Goblin War by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Author:Jennifer A. Nielsen [Nielsen, Jennifer A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Action & Adventure, General, Humorous Stories, Fantasy & Magic
ISBN: 9781402258893
Google: j7YmVKxMJxQC
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Published: 2010-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Even though he was now king of the Brownies, Elliot still had to go to school the next day. He was just about to start a spelling test when he suddenly screamed out loud.

“Mr. Penster?” Ms. Blundell, his teacher, stood up from her desk. “Is there a problem?”

As a matter of fact, there was. Elliot had screamed out loud because Mr. Willimaker appeared on his desk. Elliot had nearly written his name and the date on Mr. Willimaker’s foot.

“They can’t see or hear me,” Mr. Willimaker quickly said. “Brownies can be invisible when we need to be. But only for a short time, because it uses a lot of magic. Besides, invisibility makes my head tingle, so it would be helpful if we could talk in private.”

“Elliot?” Ms. Blundell prompted.

“There’s no problem.” Elliot had to tilt his head around Mr. Willimaker to see his teacher’s face.

“Are you okay?” Ms. Blundell asked.

“But there is a problem, Your Highness,” Mr. Willimaker said.

“Hush,” Elliot whispered, but not quietly enough.

Ms. Blundell folded her arms and walked down the aisle, where she stopped at Elliot’s desk. “What did you say to me?”

“Er, I meant hush-choo!” Elliot faked a sneeze as he said it. A few kids in class laughed. Ms. Blundell wasn’t amused. Harold, the class hamster, wasn’t amused either. But, then, nobody expected Harold to be amused. After all, hamsters are known for running on wheels, not for their sense of humor.

Ms. Blundell gave Elliot a warning glance and then walked back to the head of the class. “The first word on your test is ‘secret,’” she said. “As in, ‘Someone in our class has a really big secret.’”

Elliot looked around. Did anyone suspect he had a secret? “Move,” he mumbled as quietly as he could to Mr. Willimaker. “I can’t see the teacher.”

“Too bad,” an annoying, toad-faced girl sitting in front of Elliot said. “I’m not going anywhere.”

Elliot rolled his eyes and then stared at Mr. Willimaker. If he wanted something, he’d better say it, because Elliot wasn’t going to speak another word.

Mr. Willimaker did have something to say. “Your Highness, you have some official business to attend to.”

Elliot shook his head.

“I know that you’re in class, but this is very important. We’ve had a stray wander into Burrowsville. She won’t leave, and she’s upsetting the Brownies.”

“I’m taking a test,” he whispered.

“Yes, Mr. Penster, we know,” Ms. Blundell snapped. “Now be quiet. The second word on the test is ‘annoying,’ as in, ‘Someone in this class is being annoying.’”

“She said she’ll only talk to our king,” Mr. Willimaker said.

Elliot huffed. Whoever she was, her problem had better be important. He raised his hand and asked, “Can I please go to the bathroom, Ms. Blundell?”

“Can’t this wait until the end of the test?”

Elliot glared at Mr. Willimaker. “I guess not.”

“You can’t make this test up later. If you use the bathroom now, you’ll get a zero on the test.”

“I’ve really got to go,” Elliot said. The class laughed again, even though he wasn’t trying to be funny.

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