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    Zero Hour
    Zero Hour
    Zero Hour
    Ebook29 pages18 minutes

    Zero Hour

    By Alexander Blade and Lloyd Rognan

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 25, 2013
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      Zero Hour - Alexander Blade

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      Title: Zero Hour

      Author: Alexander Blade

      Illustrator: Lloyd Rognan

      Release Date: November 14, 2009 [EBook #30476]

      Language: English

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      ZERO HOUR

      by

      Alexander Blade

      By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon. Naturally he wanted to go along. But could he smuggle himself aboard?

      Illustrated by Lloyd Rognan

      Dad had already gone when Bobby got up. This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered—this was the big day. Naturally Dad would get over to the project early. And at four o'clock— Bobby shivered deliciously at the thought of it.

      He ate his breakfast in silence with Mom across the table drinking a cup of coffee and looking at a fashion catalogue. He was glad she was occupied because he didn't want to talk; not today he didn't. Might spill something secret. Might even let out the big secret. That would be terrible.

      Of course, all things were secret at Buffalo Flats. So secret top scientists like Dad didn't even discuss them with wives

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