CHAPTER ONE Michael Wilson couldn’t sleep He lay in bed staring at the ceiling Why won’t it work he muttered out loud to himself Michael go to sleep already his best friend Leo Hammer said from the top bunk bed in Michael’s room Leo’s dad was out of town for work so Leo was staying with Michael for the weekend Your busy brain is keeping me awake I know It’s terrible My brain’s keeping me awake too Michael said He rubbed his head I just don’t understand why the telescope won’t work I’m positive that I made it right Michael looked across the room to where a long cardboard tube sat on his computer desk Next to the tube were two lenses from two magnifying glasses that Michael’s science teacher had given him He also had scissors and tape Those were the things he knew he needed But when he put it all together the telescope didn’t work Everything appeared fuzzy and out of focus Why Michael ran a hand over his short brown hair and muttered There has to be a way Dude some people need their beauty sleep Leo complained He yawned and sat up in bed His long sand-colored hair was standing up in a thousand directions If you want me to look up telescopes on the Internet then maybe we can No Michael cut him off No thanks Michael and Leo along with Michael’s cousin Liv liked to make things Liv and Michael’s moms were sisters and they were both ten years old Leo was nine Since all three of them lived on Shaker Street they called themselves the Makers of Shaker
Street When they were making things if there was a problem they always worked together to figure out the solution They were a great team but this time Michael was determined to find an answer on his own I’ll figure it out he said surely Figure it out faster Leo said crashing back against his pillow This is supposed to be a fun sleepover Key word is sleep Sorry Michael said climbing out of bed I’m just going to try rearranging things one more time Maybe if I put the pieces together in a different order He scooped up the parts and started to tape one of the lenses to the end of the tube I could turn the tube around Would the other side work better Maybe I Dude Leo complained You’re talking to yourself He tossed his pillow at Michael’s head It missed Oh sorry Michael said He did that when he was thinking really hard I’ll go downstairs He handed Leo back the pillow Yippee Leo said I was just getting into the best dream We were in a strange village where there was this awesome house made of cookies It had candy decorations Like the witch’s house in Hansel and Gretel Michael said gathering his supplies I’d suggest you don’t eat the house Well now you’ve ruined everything Leo moaned It was the best dream ever You turned it into a nightmare It’s your dream Michael said as he opened his bedroom door Change the ending Yeah Leo said in a soft voice I’m going to dream that I get to eat that whole house and be gone before the witch comes back He gave a happy snore and fell back to sleep Michael chuckled to himself then slipped into the darkened hallway His parents
