Project Gutenberg 2009-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 82 Blade, Alexander Rognan, Lloyd 1923 2005 Rognan, Lloyd Norman Zero Hour By an unknown author writing under the name Alexander Blade. Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Zero Hour" by Alexander Blade is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative centers around a young boy named Bobby, who unwittingly discovers that his father is involved in a top-secret project to launch a rocket to the Moon. The story captures the excitement and innocence of childhood imagination when Bobby decides to secretly join his father on this historic journey. In the story, Bobby learns about the impending lunar launch while navigating the restricted area of Buffalo Flats, where his father works. Driven by curiosity and a desire for adventure, he devises a plan to sneak aboard the rocket, contemplating the surprise that would await his father. The plot develops with Bobby's internal conflict involving his longing for adventure against the backdrop of family loyalty and care, as he ultimately chooses to stay behind for the sake of his mother. This charming tale reflects themes of childhood dreams, the allure of space exploration, and the bittersweet nature of growing up. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 37130 37147 2024-11-17T00:28:27.422752 2023-09-13T10:24:35.409326 text/html text/html 13189 2024-10-24T20:32:22 text/html 74994 2024-11-17T00:28:31.227742 application/epub+zip 73411 2024-11-17T00:28:29.072932 application/epub+zip 72634 2024-11-17T00:28:27.994988 application/epub+zip 135079 2024-11-17T00:28:32.848730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127623 2024-11-17T00:28:30.570746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98925 2022-09-14T06:29:18.316970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 30730 30629 2024-10-13T05:46:27.007733 2023-09-13T10:24:35.240338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 10857 2024-10-24T20:32:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30600 2021-01-05T20:40:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20065 2024-11-17T00:28:32.977728 application/rdf+xml 9870 2024-11-17T00:28:28.523750 image/jpeg 2821 2024-11-17T00:28:28.262762 image/jpeg 181212 2021-01-05T20:40:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 11777 2021-01-05T20:40:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 71233 2024-11-17T00:28:27.427744 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog