A CHOICE-FILLED ADVENTURE STORY
DONUTS ON THE MOON — Adventures at Estabrook-Holmes Elementary WRITTEN BY STUDENTS OF MS. POMPEY AND MR. MARRA’S SUMMER SCHOOL CLASS
FIRST EDITION 2020 PRINTED AND BOUND AT 826MICHIGAN IN ANN ARBOR, MI
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You are a student at Estabrook-Holmes Elementary School on the moon. The school has a donut shop inside, but unfortunately the donut shop has been closed down for a long time. You and a group of other students decide that it’s time to reopen the donut shop, so you come up with a plan to break in and get it started again. You think about breaking the window, but you don’t want to get hurt, so you look for the secret door you’ve heard people talking about. You first decide to try to look on the roof and you find a plain pencil just sitting there. You walk toward the corner of the roof and you see something. You see a tiny secret door that looks like it’s made of iron. You try to open up the door but it’s stuck. Suddenly you see a glowing red light coming from the pencil and realize that this isn’t a plain pencil, it’s a laser.
If you want to use the laser pencil to open up the door, turn to page 2. If you use your jetpack to fly around the school and find a different entrance to the donut shop, turn to page 3. 1
You decide to use the laser pencil to open up the door, but the laser is so strong that it pushes you off the roof. Fortunately because you are on the moon, it is a slow fall so you don’t get hurt. When you land, you bump into an alien with human skin and two different types of eyes. You are terrified, but you try to talk to the alien to see if they can help you with the donut shop problem. You tell the alien about the closed donut shop and the alien looks confused, they don’t know what a donut is.
If you try to explain the donut shop to the alien to see if they can help you, turn to page 4. If you decide to leave the alien and find a different way into the donut shop, turn to page 5. 2
As you’re flying around the school, you notice that in the graveyard across the street there’s something shiny. You fly closer and realize that it’s a metal door. You fly to the door and just as you get above the door, your jetpack runs out of fuel and you land on the door. Once you’re on it, the door opens up and you fall in. While you’re falling through the door, you hear something say “access granted” and a second door under you opens up. You land on a soft landing pad. You look around and find yourself in some sort of a science lab. In one corner there is a huge pile of all different kinds of donuts. There are lots of boxes each labelled with a different kind of donut.
If you take all the donuts and look for fuel for your jetpack, turn to page 6. If you eat half the donuts and you meet an alien who offers to help with the donut shop, turn to page 7. 3
You tell the alien that a donut shop is a place to get food but the alien asks, “What is food?” You explain to the alien that food is something you eat when you’re hungry and that donuts are something you need to cook. You also explain that a store is a place where you can get stuff that you want or need. “What do you mean by . . . cook?” the alien asks. You tell the alien that cooking is when you make something really hot to make it safe to eat and taste better. You also tell the alien that donuts need to be fried. The alien gets interested and agrees to help with the donut shop as a cook.
If you ask the alien if they have friends that might be able to help with the donut store, turn to page 8. If you decide to open the store without extra help, turn to page 9. 4
You decide to leave the alien and find a different way into the donut shop. You pick up a rock and throw it at the window. The rock bounces off the window back at you and hits you. You take a break, and then see if you can break the handle of the door. The door handle breaks off, and you are able to get into the donut shop. You get inside, and see more aliens in the donut shop. You are terrified of the aliens, so you run back out of the donut shop.
If you go back into the donut shop and try to make friends with the aliens, turn to page 10. If you try to stop the aliens from destroying the donut shop, turn to page 11. 5
You take as many donuts as you can, and decide to look around for jetpack fuel. You don’t find any fuel, because you’re in a donut shop, but then you get an idea—maybe the donuts could be used for fuel. The donuts seem old. You put the donuts inside the jetpack fuel compartment, but they don’t work because they’re expired. You keep looking around, and you see a ladder. You find the place that you fell in, and use the ladder to climb out.
If you try to sell the old donuts you found in the donut shop, turn to page 12. If you try to find newer donuts to sell, turn to page 13. 6
You start talking to the smooth green alien about your ideas to open the donut shop. The alien offers to either work in the shop or help to renovate it! You had a great idea and decided to pay the alien with your leftover donuts. The alien becomes upset because he wants more donuts than just your leftovers. So, the alien makes a deal to work only if he gets a full share of donuts.
If you continue to pay the alien with the leftover donuts, turn to page 14. If you try to find a way to pay him what he wants, turn to page 15. 7
The alien responds that of course he has friends and lots of them. They would love to help with the store! Except, you must ask them to help yourself. And to do that, you must travel to his home planet! The alien, who’s name is Bob, takes you to his spaceship. You head in because you trust him and he looks like a nice guy.
The aliens bring you to their home planet, turn to page 18. 8
You open the shop with no extra help. At first it was a huge hit. Everyone loves the donuts. After the first day you are sold out of donuts! With no donuts left to sell you have to figure out how to make more. You look around for the recipe and find it in the back room in an old dusty drawer. The next day you get up at 4:00 a.m. to make the donuts! It’s very hard and tiring work! You had no idea this would be so much work. Out of ideas on how to get help you have no choice but to turn the principal. Principal Jones was the one who asked you to reopen the store in the first place, she will know what to do!
You head to the Principal’s office for help, turn to page 16. 9
The aliens are so happy that you are trying to make friends with them. You have a great time eating donuts and working together with your new friends. You ask the aliens to help you open up the shop and they agree! The next day, the donut shop opens with the aliens helping you. The store is a huge success! All of the students and teachers are so excited and happy to have donuts again! The principal even holds a special assembly to thank you and the aliens for their help! And all because you chose to make new friends! Congratulations!
THE END. 10
You look around to find something to scare the aliens off with. Quickly you dash into the school and find a laser gun in a case labeled, “break in case of emergency,” in the hallway. You smash the glass, grab the laser gun and head to the donut shop. When you enter the Aliens see your laser gun and become very angry! Then move lightning fast and snatch the laser gun and destroy it. You run out of the donut shop and into the school hallway.
You run into the hallway scared, turn to page 17. 11
You open the shop with the old donuts. At first it was a huge hit. Everyone loves the donuts. After the first day you are out of donuts! With no donuts left to sell you have to figure out how to make more. You look around for the recipe and find it in the back room in an old dusty drawer. The next day you get up at 4:00 a.m. to make the donuts! It’s very hard and tiring work! You had no idea this would be so much work. Out of ideas on how to get help you have no choice but to turn the principal. Principal Jones was the one who asked you to reopen the store in the first place, she will know what to do!
You head to the Principal’s office for help, turn to page 16. 12
Out of ideas to get what you want and need you decide to head to the Principal’s office for help. Principal Jones has wanted to reopen the Donut shop for years! She is the one who sent you on this mission to reopen the donut shop for the students and staff of Estabrook Holmes Elementary school to enjoy after all, she will know what to do!
You head to the Principal’s office for help, turn to page 16. 13
The alien becomes furious at the sight of your disrespectful gesture. He will only accept a full payment of donuts! Suddenly, dozens and dozens of angry aliens appear in front of the donut shop. Terrified you have no choice but to run into the hallway!
You run into the hallway scared, turn to page 17. 14
The alien is so happy to hear that you want to pay him a full amount of donuts! He will actually help you make more. But first, you need some help! He offers to take you to his home planet to help you find some help and make new fresh donuts! You have no choice but to help him because you owe him donuts. He takes you to his brand new spaceship and you blast off to his home planet!
The aliens bring you to their home planet, turn to page 18. 15
The Principal turns on the donut machine to see how well it works. But, it starts acting up. Donuts started flying out of the machine like crazy! So to keep everyone safe, she comes out of her office and tries to turn off the donut machine. That didn’t work. She begins to look around for some sort of tool to help, and finds a mop and hammer. She started shoving the mop into the donut machine, which did not work. So, she grabbed the hammer and pounded the machine until it shut off. So now the machine is busted because of my principal. You are furious, and decide to take a walk. Then, you find a new machine that works perfectly! It looked like a copier, but it was a donut machine all along. You talk to the principal about the new machine and learn you have new workers to help you sell the donuts, your best friends!
THE END. 16
Usually, you aren’t afraid of anything, but the alien starts to chase you. You fall to the ground and then the aliens knock you out! The aliens bring you to their home planet to turn you into an alien! Now you’ll never be able to open the donut shop . . .
THE END. 17
You land on the home planet of Jupiter. It is both wonderful and creepy. It is full of aliens, hot dogs, and burgers. It also has a lot of red dead grass and purple goo everywhere. The Aliens have little mind powers. They also have great donut making powers! They specialize in purple goo donuts with eyeballs. Those donuts would be a huge hit back on the moon, you think! You ask the aliens to help you make the purple goo donuts back at school. They say no! You have to stay on Jupiter with them forever! You have a nice life working at the purple goo donut shop. You eventually become the owner of the shop. You marry a nice alien and have a great family.
THE END. 18
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