Lightning Strikes Twice: Escaping Great Expectations
Table of Contents Moonie 4 A Tempest Arrives 15 A Frightening Glitch 24 Doubts Arise 37 Satis House 46 No Exit 55 Settling in for the Night 63 The Doorway 71 Izzy to the Rescue 84 A Quick Storm 91 The Right to Remain Silent 100
Moonie Carter Lewis jumped when he felt a light smack on the back of his head He looked up from his book and into the grinning face of his best friend Matt Are you actually reading Matt asked He looked in surprise at the thick book in Carter’s hand Then his eyes widened I didn’t miss an English assignment did I No I just felt like reading Carter said You must have a fever Matt reached out to put a hand on Carter’s forehead Carter swatted it away Did you want something for real Carter asked Matt slid into the chair across from Carter at the lunchroom table Dad bought me Cow Racer 2 over the weekend because my report 4
card was decent Then his eyes widened Oh man is that why you’re reading a fifty-pound book Did you get busted for your report card No my report card was fine This is a good book Carter leaned back in his chair stretching his long legs out to crowd Matt on the other side of the table Matt leaned forward and pulled on the book so he could see the cover Frankenstein Wasn’t that a really old movie The book’s different Matt shrugged Hey it’s your brain cells So do you want to come over and race cows Sure Carter said The bell rang for the end of the lunch period Carter shoved a bookmark in his book and dropped it in his backpack with a thump Matt was right about one thing the book weighed a ton Carter hadn’t lied about the book not really It was good but that’s not why he was reading it He was reading it because of his uncle Dan 5
