Ice Planet adventure

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1 Ice Planet adventure Scholastic Inc.

2 If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as unsold and destroyed to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this stripped book. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the copyright holder. For information regarding permission, please contact: Atlantyca S.p.A., Via Leopardi 8, Milan, Italy; [email protected], ISBN Copyright 2013 by Edizioni Piemme S.p.A., Corso Como 15, Milan, Italy. International Rights Atlantyca S.p.A. English translation 2015 by Atlantyca S.p.A. GERONIMO STILTON names, characters, and related indicia are copyright, trademark, and exclusive license of Atlantyca S.p.A. All rights reserved. The moral right of the author has been asserted. Based on an original idea by Elisabetta Dami. Published by Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. Stilton is the name of a famous English cheese. It is a registered trademark of the Stilton Cheese Makers Association. For more information, go to Text by Geronimo Stilton Original title L invasione dei dispettosi Ponf Ponf Cover by Flavio Ferron Interior illustrations by Giuseppe Facciotto (design) and Daniele Verzini (color) Graphics by Chiara Cebraro Special thanks to AnnMarie Anderson Translated by Lidia Morson Tramontozzi Interior design by Kevin Callahan / BNGO Books /0 Printed in the U.S.A. 40 First printing, February 2015

3 In the darkness of the farthest galaxy in time and space is a spaceship inhabited exclusively by mice. This fabumouse vessel is called the MouseStar 1, and I am its captain! I am Geronimo Stiltonix, a somewhat accident-prone mouse who (to tell you the truth) would rather be writing novels than steering a spaceship. But for now, my adventurous family and I are busy traveling around the universe on exciting intergalactic missions. This is The latest adventure of The spacemice!

4 The CapTain never GeTs a Day Off! It all began on a quiet Friday afternoon. The week was almost over, and I couldn t wait to leave the control room s headquarters and get back to my cabin. I was exhausted! Why? It had been a tough week! What am I saying? It had been a very tough week! No, a terribly tough week! I had rescued two lost spaceships, defended the crew from alien werewolves, tested a new interstellar spacesuit, and attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new intergalactic art mouseum. In other words, I had been very, very busy! 2

5 The CapTain never GeTs a Day Off! Why, oh why does everyone always expect so much from me? Could it be because I m the captain? Oh, excuse me! I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Stiltonix, Geronimo Stiltonix. I m the captain of Mousestar 1, the most mousetropic spaceship in the far-off Cheddar Galaxy. But truth be told, my real dream has always been to be a writer! I have been wanting to write a novel about the adventures of the spacemice for years, but I can t seem to find the time. There s always a problem on the MouseStar 1 that needs to be fixed. But let s get back to that quiet Friday afternoon. The weekend was about to start and I had big plans for my Saturday, which was my day off! 3

6 The CapTain never GeTs a Day Off! I planned to: Get up late and eat breakfast in bed, lazily munching on a creamy Gorgonzola muffin. 3. Put on my comfortable and practical casual uniform. Get my whiskers trimmed at Brush, the trendiest barbershop on the entire spaceship. 4