Trouble on Venus
By Matthew Vimislik and Raymond Bean
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Matthew Vimislik
Matthew Vimislik has illustrated children's books, magazines, and packaging, e-books and children's apps. He's a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
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Trouble on Venus - Matthew Vimislik
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INTRODUCTION
I’m Starr, and I’m just like every other ten-year-old girl I know, with one major difference: I live in space.
You see, my mom is a world-class astronaut, scientist, and all-around super-genius. She works for a company called Space-Cation Industries. Now she’s not just my mom, she’s also in charge of the world’s most advanced space station.
My dad is a documentary filmmaker. He’s making a movie about our family living in space. He always films us doing regular, everyday stuff such as brushing our teeth, eating breakfast, and just floating around. I don’t know how interesting a movie it’s going to make, but he says it’ll be great.
I have a thirteen-year-old brother named Apollo. He thinks he’s cooler than winter.
Cozzie
or Cosmo is my super-cute five-year-old brother. If you ask me, he is cooler than winter.
My mom’s boss, Mrs. Sosa, lives on Earth with her granddaughter, Tia. Tia trains kids on Earth and helps get them ready for space. Once the kids are in space, it’s my job to make sure they have a good time and feel at home.
My best friend, Allison, thinks I’ll forget all about her now that I live in space, but just because I live in space doesn’t mean I don’t need my best friend.
I may be a regular girl, but my life is completely out of this world!
Chapter 1
LET’S DO THIS
I can see Venus in the sky right now,
Allison said. We were on a video call. Allison was home in Colorado, where I used to live. I was orbiting Venus in a spaceship.
I can see it too,
I said, taking in the view of the cloud-covered planet from my pod.
From what I’ve read, the planet is a pretty nasty place,
Allison said.
That’s what everyone says, but so far all I’ve been able to see are really thick clouds covering it. It looks like a big, blurry snowball floating in space.
What are you guys going to do there?
she asked.
Mom says we’ll do a bunch of experiments to help learn more about Venus,
I replied.
We always have a mix of scientists and tourists on the ship with us on our missions, and this mission was no different. The kids on my team were a girl named Yasmin and a boy named Lin. Yasmin was nine and Lin was twelve. They were picked specifically for the trip to Venus in a competition run by Mrs. Sosa. Kids from all over the country sent in videos explaining why they should be given the opportunity to go to Venus. I didn’t see the videos they sent in, but Mrs. Sosa said Yasmin’s and Lin’s were the most impressive.
Hey, guys,
Allison said as Yasmin and Lin cruised into my room hanging on to the cruisers we use to move around the station.
Allison and I had talked so much on the way to Venus that Yasmin and Lin sort of knew her too. They waved, and then Lin said, Starr, your mom is looking for you.
She said we’re almost ready to run our first experiment,
Yasmin added.
Allison, I’ll talk to you later. We’ve got to go,
I said,