Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner

Author:Sally Gardner [Gardner, Sally]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-7636-6573-9
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2012-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

I woke with a sore head, my eyelids thick and heavy. I remembered that Hector and I had curled up together inside the spacecraft, imagining we saw the stars pass us by. We were on our way to Juniper when sleep overtook us. Bit by conscious bit I knew something was very wrong. I was lying on the same blanket but in an empty attic. No flying saucer. No Hector.

I went down to the kitchen. Gramps was sitting at the table, his head in his hands.

“Where’s Hector?” I asked.

Gramps said not a word. I went into every room to look for him. I couldn’t find Mr. and Mrs. Lush either. Finally, I went back to the kitchen. Gramps stood there by the teapot.

“Where is Hector?” I shouted.

Gramps put his finger to his mouth. He pointed to a piece of paper on the table. It had writing on it. His handwriting. I knew what it said. I didn’t need the written words to tell me. I knew they had been taken.

I felt the scream rise. Gramps caught hold of me and we toppled to the floor. We were both crying. Gramps held his hand firmly over my mouth.

I still have that scream in me.

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