The Mystery of Firefly Field

By Andy Calloway

Tyler Thompson never imagined he would become an Eco-detective when his family moves from the big city lights to the dark skies of the country. Riding his bike home just after dark, awed by the dazzling Milky Way above, he suddenly slams on his brakes. Down the slope, spanning an enormous field, dance a thousand swirling, flashing lights. The countless fireflies begin to blink together in patterns, even clustering into small groups. His helmet drops from his fingertips and clatters on the ground when he realizes what is happening. Tyler is completely alone, staring in disbelief at a huge, flickering, green-glowing Big Dipper. The fireflies spread out and come back repeatedly into other shimmering star patterns. When he returns the next several nights, however, the star patterns are gone. To save the fireflies, Tyler must learn about the night sky and solve the Mystery of Firefly Field before new construction and light pollution signal their end.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andy Calloway
• Release date: Apr 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311891532

Andy Calloway

Andy Calloway is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He lives in Maryland with his wife and two children, writing children's literature when he is not working on exciting space missions that are exploring the Solar System. Andy has operated or managed spacecraft missions ranging from commercial geostationary satellites, to a NASA low Earth orbiting mission named TRMM, to deep space exploration missions such as the NASA MESSENGER mission to the planet Mercury and the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond. His literary work ranges from preschool poems and picture book stories through early reader and middle grade fiction.

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Mystery of Firefly Field

By Andy Calloway

Copyright © 2014 by Andrew Calloway

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The

Mystery of Firefly Field

By Andy Calloway

Spectacular. Breathtaking. Better than any 4th of July fireworks.

That's all I could think as I pedaled my bike home, staring up at the darkening sky.

My jaw wobbled Uh-wah, Uh-wah, Uh-wah as my tires veered across the rumble strip.

I quickly steered back onto the wide shoulder of the two-lane country road.

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