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- Space Girl & Space Cat -
The Vibrations of Manifesto
Chapter 1 Summary
Penelope’s family wants to help Penelope feel at home by celebrating her favorite holiday season, Halloween. They decorate the ship with Halloween decorations, and each of them wears costumes for a night of fun prior to landing on their next planet. After their night of fun—which includes Space Cat dressing up as a dog and Space Girl dressing up as Super Space Girl, a superhero whose superpower is moving things with her mind—Penelope is filled with terror when she finds a large ghost in the bathroom.
Chapter 1 Discussion
Space Girl’s favorite holiday is Halloween. What is your favorite holiday?
Space Girl dresses up like Super Space Girl. What costume would you choose? Would you choose a superhero? Would you make up your own superhero?
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Chapter 2 Summary
Space Cat is quite amused by the prank Penelope’s dad pulls on her with the ghost projector light in the bathroom. After Space Girl and Space Cat brush their teeth, they join Penelope’s parents for their nightly reading routine. Once they finish reading, Penelope loves discussing the story using the included discussion questions. After their conversation, Penelope and Space Cat cuddle up next to each other and fall asleep.
Chapter 2 Discussion
Space Cat doesn’t like the taste of his cat-friendly toothpaste. Do you like the taste of your toothpaste? What is your favorite flavor?
Space Girl and Space Cat read with her parents and discussed the book with them afterward. Do you read with anyone? Do you ever discuss the reading with anyone?
Chapter 3 Summary
Space Girl finds herself with Space Cat on a new planet filled with floating islands in the sky. She feels just like Super Space Girl, as the planet allows her to fly with her mind by simply thinking about it. Space Girl and Space Cat zoom between the floating islands. Suddenly, an evil laugh fills the air around them. Penelope and Space Cat begin to fall, and there is nothing they can do to save themselves.
Chapter 3 Discussion
Space Girl and Space Cat fly. If you could fly anywhere, where would you go?
Space Girl feels a falling feeling, like she is riding a rollercoaster. Have you ever been on a rollercoaster? If so, how did it feel?
Chapter 4 Summary
Space Girl wakes up to her mother telling her that everything is okay and that she was just having a nightmare. Space Cat feels uneasy when he learns that he had the same nightmare.
Chapter 4 Discussion
Space Girl and Space Cat both fly in their dream. Have you ever flown in a dream? Can you describe the feeling?
Space Girl and Space Cat have the same bad dream. Have you ever had a bad dream?
Chapter 5 Summary
Space Girl’s parents tell her that they are going to visit the planet known as Manifesto, where thoughts manifest into real-life actions. Space Girl is excited to be like Super Space Girl, knowing she'll be able to do things with her mind. The people of the planet have used their minds to create floating islands in the sky and blue rings around the planet. Her father explains that the people of Manifesto undergo rigorous training in thought because only the purest thoughts have power there. Penelope’s father further explains that the planet’s power comes from vibration. Just as sound and light travel through vibrations, thoughts have their own vibration. If your thoughts aim to cause harm to anyone, they lose their power.
Manifesto wasn’t always like this. There was once a great war between good and evil, and good prevailed because love is stronger than fear. There was once an evil general named Maloom who created a stone of pure malumite, which allowed destructive thoughts to have power on Manifesto once again. Her parents didn’t know if Maloom had returned, but the stone had resurfaced. There had recently been an attack on the capital city, and they were heading to Manifesto to investigate.
Chapter 5 Discussion
Penelope’s father tells her that the strongest feeling in the universe is the feeling of love. How often do you tell the people you love that you love them?
Chapter 6 Summary
Space Girl and Space Cat gaze in awe at the incredible sight of the planet Manifesto as the TSR Intuition approaches. They marvel at the floating islands with wonder. The islands began floating because the people of Manifesto made them rise with their minds. Ahead, they spot a gray cloud. All the floating islands beneath the cloud have fallen to the ground. Penelope’s parents tell her that the cloud is spreading. If they don’t act quickly, the entire planet will suffer the same fate.
Chapter 6 Discussion
There are floating islands on the planet Manifesto. If there were floating islands on Earth, what would you build on them? Can you draw it?
Chapter 7 Summary
Space Girl and Space Cat step onto Manifesto with their parents, where they are greeted by the president. The president’s secretary, Don, escorts them to a school where they will join other students for a lesson on Manifesto. Instead of leading them to a classroom, Don takes them to a giant field. Both Space Girl and Space Cat are concerned when the teacher announces that their lesson for the day will be learning to fly—especially after the nightmare they both had.
Chapter 7 Discussion
On Manifesto, people can do things with their minds using their thoughts. If you could do anything with your mind, what would you do?
Chapter 8 Summary
Space Girl hesitates to attempt flying because of the nightmare she had, but the teacher reassures her that there’s no reason to give up. Space Girl and Space Cat whisper to each other about what’s happening and soon come to the conclusion that they have no choice—they’re going to have to fly.
Chapter 8 Discussion
Space Girl and Space Cat have to fly after having a nightmare about flying. How would you feel if you were in their shoes?
Chapter 9 Summary
Space Girl feels just like Super Space Girl as she flies through the air with her mind. Unfortunately, Space Cat struggles to figure it out and tells Space Girl to go on without him. But Space Girl refuses to leave her friend behind. Instead, she finds several birds that offer her a handful of feathers. Using her mind, Space Girl attaches the feathers to Space Cat, allowing him to fly.
Chapter 9 Discussion
Space Girl won’t leave Space Cat behind because he is her best friend. Are there any friends you wouldn’t leave behind?
Chapter 10 Summary
Space Girl and Space Cat soar around the planet, exploring several of the floating islands on Manifesto. They jump from island to island, letting their bodies freefall before using their minds to fly up just enough to avoid crashing. As they prepare to head back to the field where the class met, they decide to jump to the last island—only a few feet below them. On their way down, they hear evil laughter echoing around them, just before they crash into the island below.
Chapter 10 Discussion
Space Girl and Space Cat jump from island to island. If you lived on Manifesto, what activities would you do on the floating islands?
Chapter 11 Summary
The source of the evil laughter is revealed to be the president’s secretary, Don. He tells Space Girl and Space Cat that they are there to witness his destiny. With a sinister grin, he pulls off a mask, revealing his true identity—Don is actually the evil general Maloom.
Chapter 11 Discussion
Space Girl and Space Cat witness the return of Maloom. How would you feel if you were Space Girl and Space Cat?
Chapter 12 Summary
Maloom reveals a small stone—it’s malumite. With a wicked grin, he uses the stone’s power to control Space Girl and Space Cat. He plans to get rid of them, then Penelope’s parents, before taking over the planet. With a sudden, cruel motion, he thrusts them off the floating island, sending them plummeting toward Manifesto, hundreds of feet below.
Chapter 12 Discussion
Maloom controls Space Girl and Space Cat with his mind. Do you think they will be able to escape? If so, how do you think they will escape?
Chapter 13 Summary
Space Girl suddenly remembers that there is one power stronger than the fear Malooom is using to control them: love. She focuses on her love for Space Cat, and with that, Malooom’s hold over her breaks. In a heartbeat, she catches Space Cat just before he hits the ground. Together, they return to the island where Malooom still stands, shocked by their defiance. Penelope looks him in the eye and declares that love is stronger than fear. She charges at Malooom, knocking the malumite from his hands upon impact. Space Cat swiftly picks up the stone.
Malooom, enraged, takes flight, soaring into the air as Space Girl and Space Cat pursue him. Space Cat attempts to use the malumite to control Malooom, but the evil general sneers, explaining that the stone will only work for those who use it for evil.
With a swift motion, Malooom draws a sword, slashing through the air to cut a hole in space and time. He taunts them, saying that if they can guess where he’s traveling to, they might solve another riddle awaiting them. Then, he disappears into the hole, which snaps shut behind him.
Chapter 13 Discussion
Maloom uses his sword to disappear. If you could go anywhere and any time in history, where would you go?
Chapter 14 Summary
Space Cat tells Space Girl that the sword is the Sword of Space and Time. They return to the TSR Intuition, and the president thanks them for their help. The gray cloud is gone, and Manifesto is safe. Space Girl doesn’t feel like a hero because she wasn’t able to capture Malooom. She tells her parents what Malooom told them, and her father believes he knows where they need to go. They are headed to a place with a riddle as old as time itself, but he won’t tell her where that is. Penelope hopes that she will have another opportunity to catch the villain.
Chapter 14 Discussion
Space Girl doesn’t feel like a hero because she didn’t catch the villain. Do you think Space Girl is a hero?