10 TOTALLY FLOORED

CHAPTER 10 TOTALLY FLOORED Alexander woke up on the floor. His room was warm with sunlight, and there was no sign of the shadow smasher. His now-dead flashlight lay near the open notebook....

SOCKTOPUS A woven monster with eight mismatched arms. HABITAT Dresser drawers. Hampers. Gym bags. DIET Sports socks. knee-highs. (No leg warmers.)

PEE-YEW! The stench of an unwashed socktopus can out-stink a skunk. BEHAVIOR A socktopus is born when you forget to sort your socks. If you come across a single, unmatched sock, a socktopus is lurking nearby. WARNING! The only way to stop a socktopus is to start wearing sandals.

Alexander closed the notebook and sat up. His shadow sat up, too. "You're just my regular shadow, right?" said Alexander. He did a little chicken dance. His shadow copied his funky moves exactly. Alexander ran downstairs and gobbled up his breakfast in record time. "Happy Gopher Day, AI!" his dad said. "You're going to the park with Rip, right?" "Yep!" Alexander said. "See you there, Dad!" He shot out the door and into the woods. He couldn't wait to tell Rip about the spider shadow and the night-light. A moment later, Alexander heard a scream coming from the caboose. ARRGH!