Showdown at the Alamo by Jeff Brown

Author:Jeff Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

The boys jumped in the car with their things, and Eduardo hit the gas. Just when Stanley thought the coast was clear, Arthur cried, “We’ve got company!” A big pickup truck had pulled out of the parking lot after them.

We’re being chased! Stanley realized.

“Your fans really are loco about you,” said Carlos in disbelief. The truck was visible in their rearview mirror.

“Lucky me,” Stanley huffed.

“Maybe you’ll get kidnapped!” Arthur said excitedly. He started telling Carlos and Eduardo about what happened when they mailed Stanley to Oda Nobu, the martial arts star in Japan. Some fans had kidnapped Oda Nobu and Stanley, and Arthur had had to rescue them.

“Being famous isn’t as fun as it’s cracked up to be,” said Stanley when Arthur was finished.

“One of our cousins, the great matador Carmen del Junco, says that being famous is a responsibility,” said Carlos.

“Hmph,” grumbled Stanley. “I don’t need more responsibility. I don’t even like to clean my room.”

“Come on,” said Arthur. “It’s not that bad. Everybody loves you.”

Stanley frowned.

“You get to do whatever you want!” Arthur continued.

“I just want to be treated like a normal kid,” argued Stanley. “I want to hang out with my friends and play outside and get in trouble without it ending up in the newspaper.” He glanced back at the truck chasing them. “They think I’m some kind of idol. But I’m not. I’m just like them. It’s just that I’m . . . flatter.”

“Then it is true what they say,” said Eduardo. “Flattery will get you nowhere.”

Even Stanley couldn’t help laughing at that. Eduardo turned onto a side road, but the truck swerved and kept following them.

“What’s that up ahead?” Stanley asked. In the distance, a field of giant white windmills, as tall as apartment buildings, rose into view.

“It’s a wind farm,” said Eduardo. “Texas is home to some of the biggest wind farms in the world. They can be hundreds of miles wide.”

Stanley’s chest tightened. His sides curled slightly.

“Turn around!” he croaked.

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