The Nocturnals. Tracey Hecht
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Название: The Nocturnals
Автор: Tracey Hecht
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Природа и животные
Серия: The Nocturnals
isbn: 9781944020019
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ISBN: 978-1-944020-01-9
Library of Congress Control Number: 2015957068
First Edition: April 2016
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For Leo, of course. But not without Sarah and Tommy.
Contents
Prologue
Chapter One: A Shriek In The Night
Chapter Two: Trouble Below
Chapter Three: The Search Begins
Chapter Four: The New Arrivals
Chapter Five: The Creature
Chapter Six: The Scouts
Chapter Seven: The Crossing
Chapter Eight: Sea Cucumber Express
Chapter Nine: The Warning Call
Chapter Ten: The Jerboa
Chapter Eleven: The Dark Den
Chapter Twelve: The Writing On The Wall
Chapter Thirteen: The Wait
Chapter Fourteen: The Alliance
Chapter Fifteen: The Abduction
Chapter Sixteen: Bigger Beasts
Chapter Seventeen: The Legend
Chapter Eighteen: The Facility
Chapter Nineteen: Feathers And Fur
Chapter Twenty: New Recruits
Chapter Twenty-One: Trapped
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Jerboa’s Tale
Chapter Twenty-Three: The Challenge
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wager
Chapter Twenty-Five: The First Victory
Chapter Twenty-Six: Nocs Versus Crocs
Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Rise Of The Captives
Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Final Period
Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Shoot-Out
Chapter Thirty: The Final Shot
Chapter Thirty-One: Shell-Shocked
Chapter Thirty-Two: A Change Of Heart
Chapter Thirty-Three: Arrivederci, Amigos!
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Illustrator
As the first light of day surged above the horizon, Tobin crept toward home. It had been a long night of foraging for food, and the pangolin was feeling tired. “Mmm.” The anteater-like creature yawned and slumped at the base of a tree. “Perhaps I’ll just take a quick rest….” Tobin’s sleepy eyes drooped shut.
Suddenly, something heavy dropped right on his scaly head.
“Ouch!”
The confused pangolin reached for the greenish-yellow object and examined it with his taloned paws. “A pomelo!” he exclaimed. Eagerly, Tobin peeled back the fruit’s thick, spongy rind and took a whiff with his keen, elongated snout. “Heavenly!” He sighed. “Absolutely heavenly!”
But before he could taste the fruit’s citrusy flesh, a voice screeched down from above. “Thief!” it cried. “Strange creature with back of blades! How dare you steal the bounty of my tree?”
Tobin dropped the pomelo at once. He was so startled that a small, smelly poof escaped from his rear. “Oh dear,” he mumbled.
“Pee-yew!” yelled the high-pitched voice.
Tobin looked up. A small, furry animal was perched in the branches, pinching his nose with one paw. He looked somewhat like a squirrel, with dark round eyes and a long furry tail.
“That stench! That odor! That tang!” The creature scrunched its face in disgust. “This calls for the flaps.” With that, he extended his arms and legs, revealing the winglike skin that connected his limbs. Frantically, he fanned the still-stinky air.
“Oh my,” remarked Tobin, staring at the unique appendages. “How elegant.”
“Ah yes.” The animal sighed. “We sugar gliders are impressive indeed.” He puffed out his chest with pride. “Fine physique…fabulous facial features…phenomenal fitness!” Fueled by his own self-esteem, the sugar glider launched from his perch, allowing the wind to gather gracefully under his wings and carry him to the ground.
Tobin smiled and stepped toward his new acquaintance. He was just about to introduce himself properly when he heard another strange voice from the brush.
“Is there a problem?” it said.
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