Zach's Wars 2: The Phantom Virus: Zach's Wars, #2

By Christi Doporto and Gavin Doporto

Being in the fifth grade isn't always easy, at least not for Zach Soto. When the new PE coach has the entire lower school doing boot camp type workouts, everyone's ready to bail. Including Zach. When he fakes a stomach ache, he has no idea the impact it will have on Seaside Lower Grade.

Join Zach and his best friend, Big Teddy, as they navigate their way through various trials and tribulations that every kid faces.

 *Some characters have special needs i.e. Sensory Processing Disorder, Asperger's, Dyslexia, Auditory Processing, ADHD, etc.

A life-lesson adventure for children ages 8-12

• Language: English
• Publisher: CM Doporto Books
• Release date: Jan 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386685142

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Acknowledgements

We’d like to thank everyone who has supported this fun book adventure. At first, I wasn’t sure we’d be able to do it, but with Gavin’s vivid imagination and my talent for writing books, we not only crafted a plot for one book, but for several in this amazing series.

I’d like to personally thank my husband for encouraging me to write a children’s book series and for his patience while I made it happen.

Thank you to Irwan, who took the time to read the book and draw the characters and scenes to perfection. The illustrations have really brought this story to life.

Much appreciation to Lindsey for ensuring every word follows proper grammar structure. I couldn’t do it without you!

Much appreciation to you, the reader, for deciding to read this book. I hope you can relate to Zach and continue to read about his adventures.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to Gavin. May God continue to bless you with a vivid imagination. Never stop reading, son!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

About the Authors

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Chapter 1

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Hi! I’m Zachary Soto. My friends call me Zach for short, which is okay by me. I’m the second child with three sisters. Yes, please, feel sorry for me. My sisters love to torture me, in the worst way possible.

It’s tough being the second-born, but when you have your trusty laser sword, you can rule the galaxy. Including your sisters who know how to annoy the heck out of you.

I guess you can say I’m hooked on Space Wars. It’s the only outlet for my dad and me. In fact, we are counting down the days to the second movie of Space Wars, The Battle of Bavin. It’s going to be awesome! Dad pre-ordered our movie tickets the minute he got the email notification. Not to mention, we’ve already pre-ordered the game, which comes out the week after the movie does.

When I’m not playing Space Wars, you can find me at my school, Seaside Lower Grade. Population: three hundred and three. We’re the home of the fierce piranhas. Sharp and powerful. Although you won't find any piranhas in the Texas, it does sound cool.

Lower, middle, and upper grade are all located on one big campus. Convenient, as my mom would say, but boring if you ask me. But when you live in a town with a population under ten thousand, everything is close by and convenient.

In the small town of Seaside, Texas, everyone knows each other, and I’m no exception. Especially since my dad is the pastor of Seaside Church. Being the pastor’s son can be a little daunting at times. I tend to make bad decisions, not on purpose, of course. What can I say? I’m a ten-year-old kid trying to walk with God and avoid making mistakes along the way. But I’m only human.

I do have some good qualities. For instance, that's me.

Last year, I threw the winning shot that won our school the area basketball championship for lower grades. A trophy hadn’t been won in more than ten years, but I changed that. I call it luck because I’m really not that good at basketball. My dad says it isn’t not about being the best, but trying my best. I guess it worked.

So, this past summer, I asked my parents to sign me up for basketball camp at the recreation center in Houston, and they agreed. It was a little tougher than I thought, and most, if not all, of the kids were better than I was. But I was determined not to give up. I went every day, learned what I could, and practiced a lot.

In fact, I was really looking forward to fifth grade and playing basketball again. All that changed on the first day of school when I found out Coach Barnes took a job at a bigger school somewhere in North Texas. Dad said it was a great move for him and his family. Maybe so, but things just aren’t the same without him.

Coach Barnes made PE fun and exciting. We used to compete in dodge ball tournaments, do relays with scooter boards,