Alien Expedition (Alien Agent)

164 Pages·2009·4.19 MB·English

by  Pamela F. Service

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Pamela F. Service i
is the author ce
/
of the Alien Agent series. She has G
o
also written more than 20 books r
m
in the science fiction, fantasy, and a
n
nonfiction genres. After working
as a history museum curator for
many years in Indiana, she became
the director of a museum in Eureka,
California, where she lives with her
husband and cats. She is also active alien
in community theater, politics, and agent
beach combing.

Mike Gorman A
is a seasoned
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editorial illustrator whose work has
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e
been seen in The New York Times,
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The New Yorker, Entertainment

Weekly, and other publications. He e
lives in Westbrook, Maine, with his x
wife, three children, two dogs, a cat, p
and a gecko. e
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Jacket art by Mike Gorman
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A division of Lerner Publishing Group o
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241 First Avenue North • Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A. rh
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Text copyright © 2009 by Pamela F. Service
Illustrations copyright © 2009 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
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A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
241 First Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Service, Pamela F.
Alien expedition / by Pamela F. Service ; illustrated by Mike Gorman.
p. cm. — (Alien agent)
Summary: Young alien agent Zack joins an archaeological dig in Mongolia to ensure that there is no
trouble from the dinosaur-like scientists from Vraj’s home planet who are on a similar dig nearby.
ISBN: 978–0–8225–8870–2 (trade hard cover : alk. paper)
[1. Extraterrestrial beings—Fiction. 2. Archaeological expeditions—Fiction. 3. Kidnapping—
Fiction. 4. Mongolia—Fiction. 5. Science fiction. 6. Humorous stories.] I. Gorman, Mike, ill. II. Title.
III. Series.
PZ7.S4885Ali 2009
[Fic]—dc22 2008020679
Manufactured in the United States of America
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eISBN: 978-0-7613-5694-3
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For Bob, Bill, and everyone at BGC
—P. S.
For Gracelyn, Skye, and Samuel: thank you
for all the joy you bring to my life
—M. G.