Girl Germs
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“This.” Lucy tossed away the old water bottle and showed them the new one she had been carrying. “It’s brand new, see?”
Nathan took it and looked at the cap. It hadn’t ever been opened.
“So..?”
“So spit in it.”
“What if I don’t?”
Lucy shrugged. “Just, you know: end of the world as you know it. End of humanity. That kind of thing. We’ve been working on it, see, but we realised we needed one more thing.”
“What’s that?”
She tilted her head shyly and glanced away for a moment, then looked back at him as if she was very happy to see him again.
“Boy Germs.”
HI. IT’S NATHAN AGAIN.
Well, it’s a funny thing, but there’s still a little bit more to write. We’re waiting at the library now, to see what happens. I’m not sure what’s going on, but after Lucy went off with that bottle, me and Miss Loti just stood there for a while, and then she hugged me which was nice, and then I realized there was water dripping onto my hair. I freaked out for a moment and pulled away, but actually she was just crying.
I’d never seen a teacher cry before, and this was Ms Loti – the world’s toughest teacher! But anyway she was, and I suppose I felt all funny inside too.
Alright, so I cried too. No big deal. Get over it!
You see when Lucy turned up again – well it was like the sunshine coming back. I was so happy to see her.
I guess ... I suppose ... I mean ... well anyway ... Alright I’ll admit it! I’ve always liked Lucy. She’s so cute. And funny. And smart. You know what? – I’d like to be her boyfriend if she ever goes in for that kind of thing.
There, I said it!
So I’m glad the aliens chose her, because I think she’s got the best Girl Germs in the world!
Did you love Girl Germs? Then you should read Dinosaur Apples by Ged Maybury!
Flush with cash from their previous adventure, Randy and Piho head to Australia to catch up with geek-girl Tammy, but they're soon immersed in trouble, or to be more precise: flood-water!
And that's how Randy discovers the most amazing fossil ever found in Australia.
He's busting to share it with budding paleontologist Tammy, but he also has the chance to sell it for a cool million to the guy from the Berlin Museum, so the secret is kept until the deal is done. But of course it all turns to kanga-poo as soon as they discover that "Fossie" has already been stolen!
Teaming up with annoying tech-nerd Winton and local girl Nikki, Tammy and the boys embark on a crazy car-chase towards a classic showdown with the thief & his henchmen (& the police & the Aus and NZ cricket teams & a Very Large Cake). The chaos quickly escalates!
["Dinosaur Apples" is Book 4 in Ged Maybury's 'Horse Apples' comedy series. The others, previously published by Scholastic NZ, are "Horse Apples", "Crab Apples" & "Pig Apples". They may arrive here later.]
Read more at Ged Maybury’s site.
Also by Ged Maybury
Horse Apples
Horse Apples
Crab Apples
Pig Apples
Dinosaur Apples
Stonewind Sky
Across the Stonewind Sky
Into the Heart of Varste
Hoverrim the Hunted
Into the Lair of Le-Roosh
Voyage of the Silver Dawn
Into the Queen's Domain
Standalone
Edge Town
Tears Before Halftime
The Sizzlewitz List
Girl Germs
Me Ma Supial!
Watch for more at Ged Maybury’s site.
About the Author
Ged Maybury is an Australasian author of children's and YA novelist, with 14 books conventionally published (not counting this series) and a lot more in the pipeline.
Finalist - NZ Children's Book Awards 1994: “The Triggerstone”
Finalist - NZ Children's Book Awards 2001: “Crab Apples”
He began 1994 in his favourite genre: Science Fiction, later adding comedy and slice-of-life, and finally returned to his sci-fi roots with Steampunk.
This series is aimed at young adults and anyone else who likes an engaging adventure, but as far as any full-on “adult” content goes: well that's just not his thing. (Okay – there's a bit of it.)
He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and grew up in Dunedin; dux of his school; blah-blah-blah … Went into architecture, ended up in the performing arts and has been writing plays, poetry and books ever since. He also has earned some notoriety as a Cosplayer and Costumer, Steampunk Sculptor, Performance Poet and Story-teller. Occasionally he writes plays and films. Even more occasionally they get produced.
WORLD-FIRST: Maybury lays claim to the world's first custom-written theme-song to a book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRQ29QkfKNE
He currently lives in Brisbane, Australia. He has a blog and a Wikipedia entry, and is on Facebook.
Read more at Ged Maybury’s site.