WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY Aidan Campbell
To the Campbell family, the Littleford family, John and Cooper, Lois and Lesley. —A.C.
Published by Squid Press Canada As part of an author workshop facilitated by Lois Lenarduzzi and Lesley Kelz SP_RPSW0002 Copyright 2010 Aidan Campbell ISBN: 978-1-926887-06-7 All rights reserved. This work cannot be reproduced or copied in whole or in part.
The Portal WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY Aidan Campbell
Why Cray Road? Why?
Everyone used to go down Cray Road,
but that changed when the portal appeared.
It was a normal day on Cray Road and as usual, John the paper boy was first on the road. As he was walking he fell into a portal.
As he falls in, he looks around. The sun is red the ground is black and the only food is black and white, and looks horrible. The water is grey and looks terrible.
Some people don’t have their paper to read but no one cares. As a truck drives by it too falls into the portal. Inside, John screams and starts running. The truck stops right in front of John’s frightened face.
It was lunch now, and the first car on the road fell into the portal. Everybody noticed. All the cars stopped.
In the portal, the car hit the truck. The person driving looked around.
The road is closed and everyone is sad. They decide to hire an exterminator.
The first exterminator uses a sword. He slashes the ground until he he thinks the portal is broken. Then, with everyone watching, he walks up Cray Road and falls into the portal.
The second exterminator uses a bomb. It blows up and he thinks the portals gone. He walks up the road and falls into the portal as well.
The third exterminator uses a cement truck and covers the road. Thinking that’s the end of it, he walks up the street and falls into the portal. The cement comes too.
Three citizens and three exterminators was enough. They hired the best. Jack jumped into the portal, and put a timer on his nuclear bomb. He set up a ladder and everyone climbed out. Jack started up the ladder, but the bomb blew up, sealing the portal. Jack was stuck forever.
Everyone heard a boom and watched the portal seal. As for Jack, he was never seen again.
The Portal
About this Book On Cray Road something bad has happened. About the Author Aidan enjoys drawing, reading, and dogs. He has two dogs and two brothers. He likes pie. Testimonials
A whole new job for an exterminator. —Claire I liked the book. It was very imaginitive. —John
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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY Aidan Campbell