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Runaway, by William Morrison
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Title: Runaway
Author: William Morrison
Illustrator: William Ashman
Release Date: September 3, 2009 [EBook #29897]
Language: English
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By WILLIAM MORRISON
Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!
Illustrated by ASHMAN
A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed. Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape. Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it.
This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared....
* * * * *
"Plato!"
Plato leaped to his feet and slid the book under the pillow. Then he seized a textbook at random, and opened it wide. His eyes fastened themselves to the print, seizing upon the meaningless words as if they would save him from a retribution that Rogue Rogan had never had to fear.
The dorm master frowned from the doorway. "Plato, didn