by Suze Reese
I scrambled off the desk, slipping on the loose papers, and turned to Jesse’s open arms. He lifted me easily and swung me through the air. When my feet were back on the ground I placed my hands on his face. Felt his eyes, his nose, his mouth—putting them all to memory. I took a deep breath and soaked him in. “I thought…I thought they…”
His eyes danced merrily.
I gasped.
He nodded in the direction of the desk.
Keddil smiled knowingly, as if he knew perfectly well that we were streaming and what we were talking about.
I started to protest, but Keddil cleared his throat. “I’m still not quite finished.”
I reluctantly turned to him, keeping Jesse’s arms wrapped around my waist.
“There is an opening for a biology teacher at Los Robles High School.” Keddil’s face was serious again. He turned to my dad. “The council tells us his replacement will be known as Larry Johns.”
Dad gasped and scooted to the edge of his seat. Mom clapped her hands.
“He’s staying?” I rushed towards him while holding tight to Jesse’s arms. On the way I reached out and snatched up Mom. Dad met us halfway.
“This is stupendous news!” Dad said.
Mom placed her forehead on Dad’s, grinning. “If you’re really staying, you’re going to need some vernacular lessons from Mira.”
I threw my arms around both of them. “Definitely.”
“I have obviously given up on decorum,” Keddil said, trying to hide a grin. “But I do have one more order of business before we can conclude.”
Mom lifted her head, stroking my hair. “We’d better listen,” she whispered. We stayed attached, each clinging to another in some way, and turned to face Keddil.
“The council has made recommendations for other parties involved. Agent Gretta Johns has been reassigned as a special liaison to the new Juvenile Investigations Division. She’ll be working closely with yet another new agent—a quasar-force juvenile—”
“You don’t mean—?” At that moment I received a stream: a blast of cheesy spy music.
About the Author
Suze Reese has been writing since she was old enough to hold a pencil. She’s always loved that she can have adventures both in the real world and her imaginary world. She has a degree in journalism and has written both fiction and nonfiction for decades. To keep up with her coming works, including the remaining books in the ExtraNormal series, go to her website at www.suzereese.com
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE