Annie MacFarlane's
Middle Grade
Danger. Adventure. Imaginary Creatures.
The Imagination Files
Study 1. Attack of the Space Eels.
Warning: Dangerous and contagious information.
complete 21,000 words
Ten-year-old Wilson Hill is grounded. Again. This time, he saved his family from eating baby space eels hidden in the dinner salad. And for wasting food, because he also saved the baby space eels from drowning and threw the entire salad bowl off the back porch.
He encourages people not to hang out with him because his imagination attacks are contagious. Don't believe him? Ask his two grounded best friends, Noah and Asher-Jax. If you continue to read there are grim guarantees:
1. You will want join Wilson and his two friends the next day to battle the rest of the invading space eels
2. You will get zero respect, zero medals or any calls from the President to congratulate you for your hard work
3. Teenagers will mock you
4. Little brothers will betray you
5. Neighbors will make unfair phone calls
6. Parents will ground you often
WORST POINT OF ALL.
UNLUCKY NUMBER 7.
Creepy, pony-loving-sparkle-girls will act crazy and ask you to marry them when you come around. Why? Because girls can smell HERO on a guy. And saving the planet every day, imaginary or not, makes you a hero. It's just how things are.
So...the consequences are yours. If you stay...sit back and start the test. But when you're kneed deep in an eel pit and running from the evil queen while girls follow you around--don't blame Wilson. He warned you.
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