From the right side of Nelson's Star Fighter there was an eruption of cannon fire. A Tourian War vessel had him in its sights. A dozen rounds hit the fuel tanks on Nelson's left wing and smoke started to come from the engine.
Joe Devlin has started his first year at the Space Academy and nothing has gone his way. His father's heroics in the Tri-Sun War are legendary and Joe has plans to follow in his father's footsteps to be a Star Fighter. While his father is deployed to the war, can Joe measure up to the task at hand? With the town in smoke, Joe better find out if he can fix what he messed up before his father discovers his secret. Reading ages 8+
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Sixteen-year-old Joe Devlin waited at the front gate to the Space Academy. This was the moment he had waited for all his life. The sun was coming up and there was already a line at the entrance with several families and their soon-to-be cadets. Everyone had been waiting with anticipation to get onto campus to start the cadet induction. The gate opened and the line started to move, but Joe had not noticed. He was imagining what it would be like to fly a Star Fighter like his father.
Joe's mother, June, noticed that he wasn't watching. “Joe, stop looking around and pay attention to the line moving. You're just like your father, always dreaming. You'll get your chance soon enough.”
“Yes Mother.” Joe started to slowly move forward. With all the excitement he wasn't looking forward as he walked and plowed right into the boy in front of him.
“Watch it Devlin! How do you expect to fly if you can't even walk?”
Oh great, Joe thought. It was Ken Hawk, the boy who had always bullied him at his old school. Another boy to the right of Ken laughed.
“Look, it's Joe Devlin The Boy Wonder, or more just like Wonder. I didn't think you made good enough grades to get into the Space Academy. Must have been a mistake!”
Joe turned to see Jay Gordon, Ken's sidekick. Joe quickly replied, “The only mistake was letting both of you guys know where the front gate to the Academy was located. Are you sure you're in the right place? The circus is down the road.”
Before Ken and Jay could answer back, June caught up to him and told the boys to get a move on before they would miss their first day at the academy.
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Italian
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Translated by Noemi Bardella
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Author review: Did a good Job! We are already doing book 2 together. |
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Portuguese
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Already translated.
Translated by Jorge Roldan
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Author review: Good response time. Translated on time and in contract with the next book. |
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Spanish
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Already translated.
Translated by RN Andrews
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Author review: Good Job with the first book. Communication was okay. |
