Zero+Hour

=**Zero Hour **= =**by Ray Bradbury **=

==Summary: The protagonist, Mink, and all of her friends in his neighborhood are playing this game called "Invasion," which got the younger kids very excited and energetic. Mink has told her mother of this new game, and also of her new friend Drill, who is actually a martian from outer space. The mother does not believe Mink, of course, that Drill is from outer space, but it is true. Drill is telling Mink and other kids that parents do not have an imagination and children under nine have big imaginations. This shows that parents do not understand young children and their games and stories. Drill is also naming five o'clock as "zero hour." Later, Mrs. Morris (Mink's mother) is talking to her friend and the the friend (who is also a mom) is saying how her kids are playing the game Invasion and have a friend named Drill. Soon, Mr. Morris comes home and they hear a buzzing noise coming from outside. Then, they hear explosions at "zero hour" and decide to hide in the attic. Mink comes looking for her parents in the attic, followed by the martians whom she let in. ==

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For more information: [|http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-415514/Aliens-attack-time-warns-MoD-chief.html]  (aliens and extra-terrestrial attacks) []  (reviews on "Zero Hour")

Works cited: Bradbury, Ray, "Zero Hour"

http://www.helium.com/items/1563163-short-story-review-zero-hour-by-ray-bradbury (for facts and reviews)

=By: = =Yuliya Goykhman, Jess Alexander, and Jess Zelikovich = period nine