The Secret, Book One: The Galaxy Ryder Series

Curtis Bryant and his cousins find a balloon. Not just any balloon, but one that’s rather large, changes colors, and – yikes! – has eyes. The teens quickly discover the balloon can also talk when it asks them for help. The teens promise to keep the balloon a secret. Not an easy task when you have very inquisitive parents and a cousin whom has never kept a secret in her entire life! More

Curtis loves books. He would spend the whole day reading if he could. After refereeing yet another squabble between his two best friends, who are also his cousins, Curtis heads to his tree house to read in peace. He notices something red tangled among the branches and climbs to retrieve it. Curtis discovers a large balloon. Not just any balloon, this one has eyes, talks and as it turns out, is full of people…if you can call them people.

They need Curtis's help and reluctantly he and his cousins agree to aide the inhabitants of the balloon. The trio also make a promise not to tell anyone of your discovery. Not an easy task when Pam, one of the cousins, has never kept a secret in her entire life. Poor Curtis! As if that is not enough, the balloon has one more secret to reveal and boy is it a whopper!

The Secret is Book One of The Galaxy Ryder Series.