National EXPLORER ACADEMY THE DOUBLE HELIX TRUDI TRUEIT UNDER THE Stars GEOGRAPHIC
SCIENCE AND EVERYDAY LIFE CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT BE SEPARATED Rosalind Franklin 1920 1958 30 3285 N 35 4444 E
Europe OFF THE COAST OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ICELAND ATLANTIC OCEAN 1 Barcelona SPAIN AFRICA RUBBING THE SLEEP from his eyes Cruz glanced at the screen of his paper-thin gold wristband 5 51 Shoot Security off Lights on low hissed Cruz so he wouldn’t wake his roommate Flinging off his comforter he scurried to his dresser pulling pulling off his pajama top as he went Blinded Cruz stubbed his toe on the corner of a chair He stifled a yelp as he wrestled free of his top Cruz tugged open his top dresser drawer and grabbed a pair of socks One drawer below that he whipped out some jeans and his favorite faded orange Surf’s Up tee He was hopping around the cabin one leg in his jeans when Emmett Lu lifted his head from the pillow What’s going on Emmett glanced at his own wrist We’re not late for class No but I’m late for Aunt Marisol Cruz fell backward on his bed so he could wriggle his other leg into his pants The helicopter’s coming at six I thought you said goodbye to her last night I did But wide awake at 2 a m Cruz had changed his mind His dad was missing Nobody had seen or heard from him in days Aunt Marisol was flying to Kauai to help in the search for him That was all that mattered That was where Cruz belonged not here on board Orion studying and traveling with the rest of the freshman class of 5
