The Adventures of Casey the Dreamer: The Space Adventures

By Nickolas Cole and Casyn McCaleb

Casey Jett, or CJ as his friends call him, is your average ten-year-old boy with a big imagination, except for one thing: His dreams are more like amazing adventures that go on for days and even weeks at a time! His best friends, Alex and Nash, are always by his side in all his adventures.

During this book you will experience a great space adventure with Casey and his friends. They take you for a ride on a cool spaceship, meet good and bad aliens, and face many challenges along the way! You will also see how Casey deals with everyday situations like parents, school, bullies, girls, and growing in his faith.

Turn on your imagination and get ready to join Casey and his friends on the first of many adventures!!

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Nov 17, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490859309

Nickolas Cole

Nickolas Cole lived all over the United States as a young child, before settling in Tennessee during high school. Nickolas has always been called a dreamer, which makes him perfect to write this series of books! Nickolas has tried and been successful at many things over the years; from gaining a black belt in TaekwonDo, to doing over 20 plays. His biggest love other than God is his children. He has two sons (Tristan and Ben) and a daughter (Casyn). Nickolas hopes to help children learn more about God and Jesus Christ through his series of fun adventures with Casey!

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ISBN: 978-1-4908-5929-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4908-5930-9 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014919920

WestBow Press rev. date: 11/11/2014

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1   The Adventure Begins

Chapter 2   Time to Explore the Spaceship

Chapter 3   Back to School

Chapter 4   Things Get a Little Fuzzy!

Chapter 5   The Alien Planet

Chapter 6   The Prison Blues

Chapter 7   Facing My Fears

Chapter 8   The Escape Plan

Chapter 9   The Big Game

Chapter 10   Saving the Universe

Dedication

Acknowlegments

Author Biography

INTRODUCTION

Let me introduce myself. My name is Casey Jett. My friends call me CJ. I’m ten years old and just getting ready to start the fifth grade. I live in the small town of Wilson, Tennessee. For the most part I’m your normal ten-year-old boy. I like to play sports, play outside, play video games, and I like to read some. I even go to church with my parents every week. Ok, that one is not always by choice, but I like it most of the time.

I know you’re probably asking yourself what makes me so special. You probably think I have a boring life, but that would be far from the truth! I will tell you what makes me different. I’m a dreamer! Ok, I know most ten-year-old kids dream a lot and have a big imagination, but my dreams are so real that I call them adventures. My adventures don’t just happen during one night of dreaming. Not even close! They can go on for days or even weeks before they’re finished.

My dreams just continue on from bed, to daydreaming at school, or basically anytime I might zone out, which seems to happen a lot. My dreams have all sorts of people in them. The people in my dreams are often people that I come across during the day. There are two people that are always in my adventures. They are my best friends, Alex and Nash.

Alex, Nash, and I have lived on the same street our whole lives. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know the two of them. Alex is taller and stockier than me and Nash. He is probably the stronger of us and more athletic. That’s not to say Nash and I aren’t strong and athletic. Ok, so we aren’t that strong and we’re probably not that athletic. Nash is the fastest of the three of us though, which is good since he has a habit of saying things to get some people mad at him. I think Nash is very funny too! Alex and Nash are the two best friends anyone could have!!

Since I’ve told you a little about me, let me introduce my parents. Like most parents, they aren’t perfect, but I think they’re pretty great! My mom is the more serious and responsible one. She is a marketing director at a big company. She’s very smart and hard working. She’s a caring mom, but can be strict when it comes to chores and homework. My mom is always telling me to get my head out of the clouds. She says if I’m going to make it in this world, I need to quit daydreaming and study harder in school. She’s probably right, but I’m having way too much fun dreaming right now!

My dad thinks it is perfectly healthy to dream as long as I keep my grades up. My dad is a writer so in his job it’s important to have a good imagination. He also likes to hear about my dreams. He even uses some of the things from my dreams in his books. Most adults think that when you get my age you should start to grow up and plan for the future. But, my dad says, stay young as long as you can and live for today! That’s probably why my dad is in most of my dreams. Don’t get me wrong, my mom is great too! She is the grounded one as she puts it. I hope when I grow up that I can be a little like both of my parents.

Now that I’ve told you a little about myself and those closest to me, let’s see what other cool people we can meet, and what awesome adventures we can have.

CHAPTER 1

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

It’s Saturday and the last weekend of summer break. I was going to spend it with my Memaw and Papaw Mitch. They are my dad’s mom and step-dad. I have two sets of grandparents on my dad’s side. I call his mom Memaw (her real name is Brenda) and his step-dad Papaw Mitch (you guessed it his real name is Mitch). I love spending time with them whenever possible! Dad dropped me off at their house around lunchtime. It’s a beautiful day and Papaw Mitch is outside grilling cheeseburgers and hot dogs.

Man that smells awesome! I said. You got here just in time Casey, the burgers and hot dogs are ready to come off the grill, said Papaw. I was so excited to spend time with them that I didn’t eat much for breakfast so I was starving! Dad was leaving, so I told him bye and will see him tomorrow. Then I carried in the food and gave Memaw a great big hug!

We sat down to eat and Papaw Mitch asked, do you want to say the blessing for the meal today Casey? No sir you go right ahead, you do it much better. After he blessed the food I inhaled a cheeseburger and a hot dog! "Man that