The Gift

Peter Jones's oddball grandfather is scared of doctors. So scared that, when Peter's Mum makes an appointment for him to see one, he leaves home without telling anyone where he is headed.Ever since Peter was small, Granddad amused him by telling him stories of the far-flung places he's been to. But how could he have gone to all those places? He had no passport, or even a birth certificate.Not only does Granddad say he's traveled the world, he also claims to have been to the Moon. He...
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Peter Jones's oddball grandfather is scared of doctors. So scared that, when Peter's Mum makes an appointment for him to see one, he leaves home without telling anyone where he is headed.Ever since Peter was small, Granddad amused him by telling him stories of the far-flung places he's been to. But how could he have gone to all those places? He had no passport, or even a birth certificate.Not only does Granddad say he's traveled the world, he also claims to have been to the Moon. He says he has a secret way of traveling and promises to share the secret with Peter on his twelfth birthday.Peter can hardly wait. His ambition is to be an astronaut. In particular he is mad about Mars and vows to be the first person to set foot on the Red Planet. Then, just two weeks before he is twelve, Granddad leaves home, and Peter is devastated.However, in the early hours of his twelfth birthday, a mysterious creature comes to his bedroom and leaves him a note.