Rebel in the Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander

Author:Zeno Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Imprint

Lenora looked up to see the name of the section, which said simply: FLIGHT.

“I really need help with my school project,” the boy said. “My glider’s all messed up. It’s really terrible. I’ve done an awful job.”

“We’ll see about that!” said Lenora. “Lead me to your project…”

“Haruto,” said Haruto, and off they went into Flight, Lucy tagging along eagerly.

The section was huge, as Lenora supposed it had to be. Hanging from the ceiling were all sorts of flying machines, like hot-air balloons (Lenora shuddered), airplanes, dirigibles, autogyros, and even a rather eye-catching red kite, which seemed to be flying in circles all by itself.

Getting to the glider contest area was difficult. The three had to clamber up several ladders and through a few trapdoors as they ascended to the heights of Flight. Lenora wondered if the Forces of Darkness simply hadn’t managed to get up here yet. At last they reached a long row of work areas, the floor of the section far below them. People were working busily at various gliders. Lenora was doubtful about a few of them, having had a bit of experience with flying. Finally the three passed by one particularly impressive project. It was a sleek, beautiful machine, which looked all the world like a finished glider as far as Lenora could tell.

But Lenora didn’t praise this glider, as Haruto was so insecure about his own. “So where is your project, Haruto?”

Haruto blushed even harder. “This is it,” he said.

Lenora cocked her head. “Haruto, this is amazing. Believe me, I know terrible flying machines. I had to deal with the most awful hot-air balloon once. But if I had had this fine machine, I’m sure I could have completed my quest without danger.”

Haruto’s blush reached dangerous proportions. “There is a problem, you see,” he said. “Sometimes when the glider is turning low to the ground, and I try to make it level, the turn only gets worse, and the tip of the wing hits the earth.”

That sounded very familiar to Lenora, from a book called Early Aerodynamics: Problems, Solutions, and Bitter Arguments. “The Wright brothers had the same problem when they were working to build the first airplane,” she said. “Apparently, they were finally able to solve it by inventing the first moveable rudder.”

Haruto snapped his fingers. “Of course! I’m so stupid not to have thought of that!”

“You are not stupid,” said Lenora, but Haruto had already attacked the problem, wrenching and screwing and tightening away at the tail of his glider. The ever-curious Lucy, too, was climbing all over and under the machine, fascinated by everything. Lenora sighed and went to the cockpit to have a look at the controls. The glider, she could see, was held in place by a large brick blocking the front wheel and preventing it from moving. The whole project was terribly interesting and, to get a closer look, she climbed into the cockpit.

She was just looking over the controls, trying to figure out what everything did, when suddenly she felt a horrible sensation.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.