Venus Boy
by Lee Sutton
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About This Book
A Hero of VenusIf you ever make a trip to the green planet of Venus, the first thing you’ll see will be the fifty-foot high statue of Venus’ greatest hero. It stands on the very top of towering New Plymouth Rock at the edge of the old colony of New Plymouth. Even from the rocket cradle, anyone can tell that the statue is of a twelve-year-old boy smiling up at the Venusian jewel bear perched on his shoulder. Cut into the huge rock below the statue are the words,“Virgil Dare (Johnny) WatsonAnd the Marva, Baba.May their Friendship Endure!”Virgil Dare Watson, called Johnny by his friends, was the ...
Chapters (20)
- Venus Boy
- A Hero of Venus
- CHAPTER ONE The First Two Secrets
- CHAPTER TWO The Treasure of Venus
- CHAPTER THREE A Dangerous Target
- CHAPTER FOUR The Third Secret
- CHAPTER FIVE A Mystery Indeed!
- CHAPTER SIX Inside New Plymouth Rock
- CHAPTER SEVEN The Rhinosaur Stampede
- CHAPTER EIGHT One Secret is Revealed
- CHAPTER NINE The Price of a Brother
- CHAPTER TEN Alone in the Jungle
- CHAPTER ELEVEN The Friends are Separated
- CHAPTER TWELVE The Price of a Boy
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN Outwitting the Outlaws
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN Captured!
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN A City in the Trees
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Thunder of Rhinosaur Hooves
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Teachers Can't Play Hookey
- Facts About Venus An Afterword for Curious Boys and Girls (As well as Parents, Teachers and Librarians)
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