Go Big or Go Home

by Will Hobbs
Genre:  Science Fiction
Lexile:  700

Brady Steele is getting ready for bed one night when a meteorite bursts through the roof of his house and lands in his bed.  Unbeknownst to him, it is from Mars and is filled with extraterrestrial bacteria.  While he's sleeping, he unknowingly ingests some of the bacteria.  Suddenly be notices that his basketball skills have improved and he can bike faster than ever before, but there are some other, odd side effects.  Is the meteorite a blessing or a curse?