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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aBradley, Marion Zimmer,
_d1930-1999
245 1 0 _aJackie sees a star
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-07-28
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1954
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aBoys -- Fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aTelepathy -- Fiction
653 _aSupernovae -- Fiction
700 1 _aSchomburg, Alex,
_d1905-1998
830 0 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74144
999 _c114869
_d114869