galaxy zack #1: hello, nebulon! [excerpt]
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LITLE SIMONNew York London oronto Sydney New Delhi
HELLO,NEBULON!
ByRayO'RyanIlustratedbyColinJack
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If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property.It was reported as unsold and destroyed to the publisher, and neither the author nor the
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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or realplaces are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products
of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons,living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataO'Ryan, Ray.
Hello, Nebulon! / by Ray O'Ryan ; illustrated by Colin Jack. 1st ed.p. cm. (Galaxy Zack ; 1)
Summary: Moving from Earth to the futuristic planet Nebulon in 2120,eight-year-old Zack is nervous about starting school and meeting
people.
ISBN 978-1-4424-5386-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4424-5387-6(hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4424-5388-3 (ebook)
[1. Science fiction. 2. Moving, HouseholdFiction. 3. Human-alienencountersFiction. 4. FriendshipFiction.] I. Jack, Colin, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.O7843He 2013[Fic]dc23
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Chapter1Blast
Of!
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Ooh! Look, Zack, called Shelly
Nelson from the front seat of the
Nelson familys space cruiser. She
pointed out of the large, round
windshield in front of her. Its Venus!
And theres Mars!
Sitting in the backseat of the
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cruiser, eight-year-old Zack Nelson
sighed. He knew his mom was just try-
ing to cheer him up. But at the moment
all he wanted to do was go hometo
his real home, Earth. Not his new home
on some planet called Nebulon.
Zack punched a code into the key-
pad below his window. The glass in the
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window changed
from dark to clear.
Billions of stars
glittered in the inky
blackness beyond the
window. This was the
part of space travel Zack liked
best. Sure, he could see tons of
stars with his berzoom galactic
telescope back on Earth. But being out
among the stars and planets, seeing
them close up, always made Zack
happy.
Except today, February 11, 2120.
Moving day.
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Glancing out his window, Zack
looked past Venus and Mars. He had
visited both planets many times. His
family had often taken weekend trips
to the Low Gravity Amusement Park on
Venus. And they had always gone to
the beaches at the Red Planet Resort
on Mars for spring break.
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But today all Zack could see was
Earth. The tiny blue and white ball
grew smaller and smaller in the
window. The Nelsons space cruiser
zoomed farther away from the only
home Zack had ever known.
Zacks dad, Otto, was up front in
the pilots seat, steering the cruiser.
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How ya doing back there, Captain?
he called.
Zack smiled. He was years away
from getting his pilots license, but
his dad always called him Captain
whenever the family took a space trip.
I guess Im okay, mumbled Zack.
Hes just sad because . . . , began
Charlotte.
. . . hes going
to miss Bert . . . ,
Cathy continued.
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. . . and Luna, they said together.
Charlotte and Cathy Nelson were
Zacks eleven-year-old identical twin
sisters. They often spoke as if they were
one person. They sat side by side in
the seats next to Zack, finishing each
others sentences.
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Zackssisters
hadround
faces with freckles.
Theyboth
hadflaming
red hair like
their father.
Charlottekepther
hair ina
ponytail.Cath
yworeherhair
intwobraided
pigtails.Thatw
as
theonlywaym
ostpeoplecou
ldtell
themapart.
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Youll still be able to talk to Bert,
honey,Zacks mom said. Bertwas
ZacksbestfriendonEarth.Between
videochatsandz-mail, itllalmostbe
likeyouneverleft.AndBertwilltakegoodcare...
. . . of Luna, said Charlotte and
Cathy.
YouknowthatBert...
...lovesdogs...
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. . . especially Luna, they added.
The girls are right, Captain, said
Dad. Luna will join us as soon as we
get settled on Nebulon. Then the whole
family will be together again.
Zack just shrugged and stared out
the window, watching
Earth grow tinier
by the second.
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