02450cam a22003973u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500230015226400510017530000470022633600260027333700260029933800360032549000530036150000310041450800960044552011400054153400770168165300200175865300180177865300200179665300380181665300250185465300260187970000320190583000530193785600430199099900190203374144UtSlPG20260610134721.0mcr n260607r20241954utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBradley, Marion Zimmer,d1930-199910aJackie sees a star 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954.  aRelease date is 2024-07-28  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Jackie Sees a Star" by Marion Zimmer Bradley is a short story written in the mid-20th century. This imaginative tale focuses on the worldview of a young boy named Jackie, who believes he has a psychic connection with an extraterrestrial friend named Mig, living on a planet near a sun that is about to explode. The story navigates themes of childhood innocence, scientific curiosity, and the intersection of imagination and reality.  The narrative follows Jackie as he engages with his aunt Dorothy and his mother, Beth, regarding his fantastical friend Mig. Initially dismissed as mere imaginative play, Jackie's claims take on a surreal quality after a true astronomical event—a supernova—occurs on the very date promised by him. As scientists and outsiders become fascinated with Jackie's abilities, his life becomes increasingly complicated, leading to challenges in his everyday life and relationships. The story ultimately explores the pressures placed on children who are seen as extraordinary, juxtaposed with the simplicity and purity of a child's wonders about the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1954  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aBoys -- Fiction  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction  aTelepathy -- Fiction  aSupernovae -- Fiction1 aSchomburg, Alex,d1905-1998 0aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74144  c114869d114869