Mystery of TheA tale of Courage

Spooky Junkyard

written by Phillip Waltonart by Rising Star Studios

Mystery of the Spooky Junkyard: A Tale of CourageWritten by Phillip Walton

A story based on the characters from the series Auto-B-Good™

Text and art copyright © 2011 by GoldKing Media, LLC.Art by Rising Star Studios, LLC.All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts in reviews.Published in Minneapolis, MN by Rising Star Studios, LLC.

Art & Editorial Director Layout Tom Oswald Dayna Jeppesen

Art Story Phillip Walton Phillip Walton Rising Star Studios Tom Oswald

Production coordinator Additional Writing Mark Nordling Bill Smith

Publisher’s Cataloging-In-Publication Data (Prepared by The Donohue Group, Inc.) Walton, Phillip. Mystery of the spooky junkyard : a tale of courage / written by Phillip Walton ; art by Rising Star Studios. p. : ill. (holographic) ; cm. -- (Auto-B-Good) Summary: A story based on the characters from the series Auto-B-Good. After a spooky encounter in the junkyard, EJ looks to a fast-talking ghost hunter to be brave for him. Interest age group: 005-009. ISBN: 978-1-936770-43-4 1. Courage--Juvenile fiction. 2. Children--Conduct of life--Juvenile fiction. 3. Automobiles--Juvenile fiction. 4. Ghosts--Juvenile fiction. 5. Courage--Fiction. 6. Conduct of life--Fiction. 7. Automobiles--Fiction. 8. Ghosts--Fiction. I. Rising Star Studios. II. Title. III. Series: Auto B Good (Television program) PZ7.W3586 My 2011 [Fic] 2011936983

Late one afternoon, EJ and Maria were driving along when EJ hit an old carburetor lying in the road.

“That doesn’t belong out here,” Maria exclaimed. “Yeah, it could hurt someone,” EJ grumbled, rubbing his cheek.

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“Why don’t you bring it over to the junkyard?” said Maria, handing EJ the part.

“No way! The Compactor is there waiting to crush cars into tiny cubes! A kid in my class was there one time and heard an awful screech that scared him so bad, he needed to sleep with his dome light on!”

“Go to the junkyard alone??” EJ swallowed hard.

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“You’re not going to let a story like that scare you?” Maria smiled. “I thought you were a courageous super hero.”

“I’m sure you have it in you, EJ,” Maria assured.

“COTU might be brave, but I’m not,” EJ said. “Besides, he’s just imaginary.”

“I don’t know, Maria. Maybe I’ll let COTU handle this one,” EJ said doubtfully.

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And so, imagining himself as the brave hero COTU, EJ valiantly sped through the City of Auto.

“Flying into the face of fear, courageous COTU carries the critical component -- a corroded carburetor into the clutches of the creepy ... er ... uh ... junkyard,” EJ announced as he arrived.

“I guess it’s not so bad,” he said, staring at the huge wooden gates.

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