Stand by for Mars!, by Carey Rockwell

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Title: Stand by for Mars!

Author: Carey Rockwell

Illustrator: Louis Glanzman

Release Date: October 11, 2006 [EBook #19526]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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STAND BY FOR MARS!

[Illustration]

A TOM CORBETT Space Cadet Adventure

STAND BY FOR MARS!

By CAREY ROCKWELL

WILLY LEY Technical Adviser

GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers New York

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

STAND BY FOR MARS!

[Illustration: The scarlet-clad figure stood before them]

CHAPTER 1

"Stand to, you rocket wash!"

A harsh, bull-throated roar thundered over the platform of the monorail station at Space Academy and suddenly the lively chatter and laughter of more than a hundred boys was stilled. Tumbling out of the gleaming monorail cars, they froze to quick attention, their eyes turned to the main exit ramp.

They saw a short, squat, heavily built man, wearing the s

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