Man on the Moon

Teri Peach

Description

Tara is a 10-year-old girl living on Earth in the year 3053, and her grandfather lives on the moon. Whilst watching her favourite television show, Tara is interrupted by an emergency broadcast warning of the destruction of the moon. She races to the moon to warn her grandfather, only to find him missing! On the moon, she meets Toby, a strong-willed and adventurous young boy with information of her grandfather's disappearance. Tara's fears for the safety of her grandfather grow as she hears the information Toby has to offer, but his adventurous nature and his willingness to help brings her some hope. As the children begin their search for Tara's grandfather, an unlikely friendship forms between human and alien, taking them on the journey of a lifetime through space to find him. Their adventure takes them from planet to planet, where they meet new friends and become selfless heroes.

Informations

• Publié par: Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd
• Date de parution: 28 mai 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786939210
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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M an on the M oon
Teri Peach and Maddy Peach
Austin Macauley Publishers
2021-05-28
Man on the Moon About the Author Dedication Copyright Information © Acknowledgement Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
About the Author
Teri Peach holds a bachelor of science (honours) degree in applied animal behaviour and training, as well as a master’s degree in psychology, and is the author of Man on the Moon . She is an aspiring children and crime fiction writer with a keen interest in crazy adventures and detective storylines. Her knack for writing was discovered in year 7 when a piece of science homework required her to write a short story about Sammy the Sperm ! Teri lives in Eastleigh, Hampshire and likes to spend her spare time reading, writing or drawing.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my little sister, Maddy, whose ideas are what brought it to life.
Copyright Information ©
Teri Peach and Maddy Peach (2021)
The right of Teri Peach and Maddy Peach to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.
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A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.
ISBN 9781787100688 (Paperback)
ISBN 9781786939210 (ePub e-book)
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Acknowledgement
I would like to thank Austin Macauley Publishers for getting this book to publication.
Chapter 1
It was the year 3053. Cars could fly. People lived and breathed in space. Tara was 10 years old and her granddad lived on the Earth’s moon. Every night at 8 o’clock, she looked through her telescope at him and he was always there, waiting to wave.
* * * *
It was early Saturday morning and Tara was heading to the intergalactic post office. It was her granddad’s birthday and she was off to post his present. On every birthday and Christmas, they sent each other presents. The intergalactic post office was a huge building in the centre of the city, with a marble staircase and a landing area for spacecraft on the roof. Inside, the building was split into the different planets of the solar system. Tara skipped over to the moon section.
‘Hello, Tara, how are you today?’ Mrs Garrett was always working on the moon section and was Tara’s favourite postal worker.
‘Hi, Mrs Garrett! I’m good, thank you, how are you?’
‘I’m very well, thank you, sweetheart. Granddad’s birthday?’
‘Yep. I’d like this sent to the moon, please.’
‘Of course, dear.’ After filling in some details on the computer, Mrs Garrett placed the present in a large tube which sucked the parcel up to the landing area, ready to be packed on the mail ship headed for the moon.
* * * *
Tara got home just in time for her favourite TV show. She was halfway through the show when it was interrupted by a news broadcast.
“BREAKING NEWS! WE HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THE EARTH’S MOON IS GOING TO BLOW UP! I REPEAT. THE EARTH’S MOON IS GOING TO BLOW UP!”
Tara couldn’t believe it. She had to warn her granddad. The moon was his home. She knew her parents wouldn’t take her to the moon, so she had to go herself. Tara’s parents kept a backup rocket in the garage in case of emergencies and her dad had taught her to fly it.
* * * *
When Tara got to the moon, everything was normal. No one was panicking. People were just going about their business.
Surely they’d heard the news about the moon blowing up. She headed straight to her granddad’s house. The door was ajar. ‘Granddad? Are you here? You’re in danger.’ There was no answer. She stepped inside, only to find the house empty. There was no sign of her granddad and all of his things were gone. Maybe he’d heard the news and left. Perhaps he was somewhere safe.
Tara walked back out on to the street. As she looked around for any sign of her granddad, a young boy was staring at her from across the street. When he saw her look at him, he smiled and waved, ‘Hi, Tara!’
‘Hi, how do you know my name?’
‘I knew your granddad; he told me all about you. I’m Toby.’
‘Do you know where my granddad is? All of his stuff is gone.’
‘I don’t know. Some men in suits went to his house and then he packed up his stuff and went with them. I tried asking where he was going but he just told me to go home. I could help you find him, if you like. It’ll be an adventure.’
‘But where would we even start? I don’t know where my granddad went. And what about the news? The moon’s going to blow up!’
‘I sent that message. I didn’t know how else to get you here. The men took him to the south side of the Intergalactic Space Station. We could visit each planet on the south side until we find him?’
‘That’s a great idea! It’ll be such a big adventure.