Fireflies: A Tale of Life and Death (Heroes Next Door Trilogy) - Softcover
He is lonely. So is she.
Can one summer change both their lives?
Unseen and unheard, Gabriel Scott retreats from his parents into a computer world of adventure and companionship. However,when he is forced to spend the summer with his grandparents, he finally realizes that the digital world could never compete with the real one.
As the neighbor kids invite him along,Gabriel steps out into the world for an adventure he never could have imagined.A treasure hunt guides them all over town as they do their best to solve riddle after riddle. On their way, they meet Hannah, a young girl forbidden from leaving her room.
Soon, Gabriel learns her secret, and before long, the treasure hunt is not the greatest challenge presented to him that year.
Will that summer change him? And what happens when summer ends? Will Gabriel return home to parents who barely notice him? Or will he fight for his right to happiness?
Can one summer change both their lives?
Unseen and unheard, Gabriel Scott retreats from his parents into a computer world of adventure and companionship. However,when he is forced to spend the summer with his grandparents, he finally realizes that the digital world could never compete with the real one.
As the neighbor kids invite him along,Gabriel steps out into the world for an adventure he never could have imagined.A treasure hunt guides them all over town as they do their best to solve riddle after riddle. On their way, they meet Hannah, a young girl forbidden from leaving her room.
Soon, Gabriel learns her secret, and before long, the treasure hunt is not the greatest challenge presented to him that year.
Will that summer change him? And what happens when summer ends? Will Gabriel return home to parents who barely notice him? Or will he fight for his right to happiness?
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One morning as the neighbors' front door opened, Gabriel once again hung out by the window, peering across the fence. He stood on tiptoes,leaning over the sink to see.
"Why don't you go out and talk to him?"his grandmother asked, dropping a lump of sugar in her coffee.
"What would I say?" Gabriel wondered,watching Liam go around back for his bike.
"How about 'hello'?" his grandfather suggested, looking up from his paper. "I heard it's a common way to greet people."
A faint smile crossed Gabriel's face.
"Only those who go out into the world will find adventures. Those who peer through windows rarely do," his grandmother said, winking at him.
Turning from the window, Gabriel sunk against the counter. "Some kind of adventure, talking to someone. That's no big deal."
"Start small," his grandfather said."No one starts out big. Take one step, and see if you feel like taking another." He shrugged. "If not, try again tomorrow."
Looking at his grandfather,Gabriel took a deep breath and before his new-found courage could leave him headed to the door. In one swift motion, he opened it and stepped out onto the porch,took three more steps down the front stairs and walked onto the driveway just as Liam returned from the back yard, bike by his side.
Clearing his throat, Gabriel opened his mouth. "Hello."
One morning as the neighbors' front door opened, Gabriel once again hung out by the window, peering across the fence. He stood on tiptoes,leaning over the sink to see.
"Why don't you go out and talk to him?"his grandmother asked, dropping a lump of sugar in her coffee.
"What would I say?" Gabriel wondered,watching Liam go around back for his bike.
"How about 'hello'?" his grandfather suggested, looking up from his paper. "I heard it's a common way to greet people."
A faint smile crossed Gabriel's face.
"Only those who go out into the world will find adventures. Those who peer through windows rarely do," his grandmother said, winking at him.
Turning from the window, Gabriel sunk against the counter. "Some kind of adventure, talking to someone. That's no big deal."
"Start small," his grandfather said."No one starts out big. Take one step, and see if you feel like taking another." He shrugged. "If not, try again tomorrow."
Looking at his grandfather,Gabriel took a deep breath and before his new-found courage could leave him headed to the door. In one swift motion, he opened it and stepped out onto the porch,took three more steps down the front stairs and walked onto the driveway just as Liam returned from the back yard, bike by his side.
Clearing his throat, Gabriel opened his mouth. "Hello."
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1540350584
- ISBN 13 9781540350589
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages162
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