S e r v Pamela F. Service i is the author ce / of the Alien Agent series. She has G o also written more than 20 books r m in the science fiction, fantasy, and a n nonfiction genres. After working as a history museum curator for many years in Indiana, she became the director of a museum in Eureka, California, where she lives with her husband and cats. She is also active alien in community theater, politics, and agent beach combing. Mike Gorman A is a seasoned L editorial illustrator whose work has i e been seen in The New York Times, n The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, and other publications. He e lives in Westbrook, Maine, with his x wife, three children, two dogs, a cat, p and a gecko. e d i t i o n Jacket art by Mike Gorman t t Carolrhoda Books C a r A division of Lerner Publishing Group o l 241 First Avenue North • Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A. rh o Printed and bound in U.S.A. d a S e r v Pamela F. Service i is the author ce / of the Alien Agent series. She has G o also written more than 20 books r m in the science fiction, fantasy, and a n nonfiction genres. After working as a history museum curator for many years in Indiana, she became the director of a museum in Eureka, California, where she lives with her husband and cats. She is also active alien in community theater, politics, and agent beach combing. Mike Gorman A is a seasoned L editorial illustrator whose work has i e been seen in The New York Times, n The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, and other publications. He e lives in Westbrook, Maine, with his x wife, three children, two dogs, a cat, p and a gecko. e d i t i o n Jacket art by Mike Gorman t t Carolrhoda Books C a r A division of Lerner Publishing Group o l 241 First Avenue North • Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A. rh o Printed and bound in U.S.A. d a alien expedition [ BAoLoike #n3 Aofg ethnet ] s e r i e s PameLa F. Service illustrated by MiKE GORMAN t Carolrhoda Books Minneapolis New York • Text copyright © 2009 by Pamela F. Service Illustrations copyright © 2009 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. Carolrhoda Books A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A. Website address: www.lernerbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Service, Pamela F. Alien expedition / by Pamela F. Service ; illustrated by Mike Gorman. p. cm. — (Alien agent) Summary: Young alien agent Zack joins an archaeological dig in Mongolia to ensure that there is no trouble from the dinosaur-like scientists from Vraj’s home planet who are on a similar dig nearby. ISBN: 978–0–8225–8870–2 (trade hard cover : alk. paper) [1. Extraterrestrial beings—Fiction. 2. Archaeological expeditions—Fiction. 3. Kidnapping— Fiction. 4. Mongolia—Fiction. 5. Science fiction. 6. Humorous stories.] I. Gorman, Mike, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ7.S4885Ali 2009 [Fic]—dc22 2008020679 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6–BP–14 13 12 11 10 09 eISBN: 978-0-7613-5694-3 ] [A L i e n A g e n t s e r i e s #1 My Cousin, the ALien #2 Camp aLien #3 ALien Expedition For Bob, Bill, and everyone at BGC —P. S. For Gracelyn, Skye, and Samuel: thank you for all the joy you bring to my life —M. G.