The Silent Hallway on Moonbase
SHORT SUMMARY: The Silent Hallway on Moonbase
Tessa Marlowe always believed the sky was more than just something pretty to look at. To her, the night felt like an invitation full of shining stars, faraway planets, and mysteries waiting to be solved. While other teens decorated their rooms with pop-star posters, Tessa covered her walls with star maps, rocket drawings, and old photos of the Moon from science magazines. She learned the names of planets by heart, drew constellations in her notebooks, and quietly wished that one day she could travel to space.
One day, Tessa received an email that changed her life. It said, "JUNIOR ASTRONAUT SCHOLARSHIP ACCEPTED." At first, she could not believe it was real. Then she screamed with happiness! Her father spilled coffee on his shirt, and her little brother dropped his cereal bowl. Tessa felt like she was dreaming because scholarships like that usually happened to perfect kids in movies. But this time, it happened to her. She had been chosen to travel to the Moon and train inside a real research city.
Two months later, Tessa sat inside a silver shuttle, pressing her hand against the cool glass window. She watched Earth grow smaller behind her, looking like a bright blue promise far away. She felt excited and scared at the same time. She was only fourteen years old and had never traveled far from home. Now she was leaving Earth completely. The sound of the shuttle, the strange feeling in her body, and her loud breathing inside the helmet made everything feel serious and real.
When Tessa arrived at Moonbase Aster, she was amazed. It was not dusty or old like the space videos she had seen before. It was a shining city built inside a crater, protected under a glass-and-metal dome. Inside were glowing hallways, high-tech science labs, classrooms with floating desks, green hydroponic gardens, and even a sports dome where students could jump in low gravity like superheroes.
Tessa expected her days to be filled with science lessons, robotics projects, and fun challenges. But soon, she heard strange whispers. People talked about a place called The Silent Hallway, where cameras stopped working, lights flickered, and voices disappeared like the air forgot how to carry sound.
Then her roommate smiled and asked, "Want to go see it tonight?"
At that moment, Tessa realized her scholarship year would not be normal. It would become a mysterious adventure-like a secret puzzle hidden deep inside the Moon.
Book Description: Total Pages: 96
Book Size: 6" × 9" - Inches
Cover: Soft, Glossy
Interior book: Color Pages.
Suitable ages: 12-18+