alien superstar By Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Illustrated by Ethan Nicolle Amulet Books New York
This book is dedicated to Gary Marshall Tom Miller and Eddie Milkis because they taught me everything I know about television AND Stacey always H W For Anarres Elettra and the new baby girl too May you always read and laugh L O
1 This was no way to celebrate a birthday I could hear the breath escaping from my third lung the one that kicks into gear when I’m terrified The red dust that covers my planet clouded my eyes all six of them But there was no time to unscrew them and soak them in fermented beetle legs which as I’m sure you know is the only way to clean intergalactic dust off your retinas The Squadron was gaining on me I could feel the heat of their laser beams nipping at the suction cups that cover the bottom of my feet Run I thought to myself like your life depends on it Which it did Citizen Short Nose one of the Squadron commanders yelled Stop immediately There is no escape for you Don’t you dare stop Grandson Short Nose my grandmother grandmother said panting I could hear the exhaustion in her
