Authors: S. A. Bodeen
Lost (12 page)
The man's green eyes bulged as Marco squeezed harder, and after a few more seconds, his lips were a twinge of blue. “Tell me!” Marco squeezed more, until the man's grip on Marco's arms loosened, and his hands slowly slid to the ground, lifeless. His eyes shut as his head lolled to one side.
“Marco!” Sarah screamed.
Instantly, Marcus released his grasp and crawled off, kneeling beside him. He placed one ear on the man's chest.
“Is he still alive?” asked Sarah.
Marco heard a heartbeat. “Yeah.” He sat back up and held a hand in front of the man's nose. He felt a slight breath and sighed with relief. “I didn't mean to. I got carried away. I just wanted him to tell meâ”
As the man lay there, motionless, the ends of his chestnut hair lightened, the blondness moving up the hair, as the straight strands shortened a bit and began to curl. The man's tan face paled, while freckles popped up on his cheeks and nose, which had changed, and become smaller, younger versions.
A boy lay there.
A thin, blond, freckle-faced boy in a blue jumpsuit.
Marco gasped. His heart pounded as the truth flooded through him.
A boy.
The Curator was a boy.
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S.A. Bodeen
is the author of
The Garden
and
The Compound
, which earned her an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults, a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, and a
Publishers Weekly
“Flying Start.” She is also the author of several picture books, including
Elizabeti's Doll
, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award. Bodeen grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Her first friends were cows, which she named after characters in books. From there she went on to be a Peace Corps volunteer in East Africa, and has lived in seven states, as well as a remote Pacific island. She adores books and is a big fan of cheese. She lives in Oregon. You can sign up for email updates
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A FEIWEL AND FRIENDS BOOK
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LOST. Copyright © 2015 by S. A. Bodeen. All rights reserved. For information, address Feiwel and Friends, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Available
ISBN: 978-1-250-02779-5 (hardcover) / 978-1-250-07286-3 (ebook)
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First Edition: 2015
eISBN: 9781250072863
