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One Small Step

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By P. B. Kerr
Publisher Margaret K. McElderry Books - (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
One Small Step
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Its 1969, and thirteenyearold Scott is doing all the things that normal boys do and also flying airplanes with his Air Force flight instructor father. When Scott successfully crashlands a training plane, NASA takes notice. They hope to recruit him for their topsecret space program, which will launch a test flight to the moon before the first lunar landing. This craft was intended to be piloted by chimps, but one chimp had to be dismissed, and now they need a quick substitute who better than a boy aviator? Soon Scott is on his way to the NASA training facility. There hes surprised to discover just how clever and competent the chimps are theyre able to control the flight simulators like regular astronauts do. The chimps are more like humans than Scott ever imagined, so why, then, did one of them go crazy? Is there something about this mission that NASA isnt telling him? Gforces collide with government secrets as Scott races to prepare for his journey to the moon. Brimming with nonstop action and adventure, this is the story of a courageous young man who dares to follow his dream.

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79998 words79,998 words
320 pages320 pages
Lexile 780LLexile 780L
Grade 3 to 9Grade 3 to 9
Age 8-14Age 8-14
Published 2008Published 2008

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9781416942139

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