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_aBradley, Marion Zimmer, _d1930-1999 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aJackie sees a star |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024 |
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| 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.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1954 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aBoys -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aTelepathy -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aSupernovae -- Fiction | ||
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_aSchomburg, Alex, _d1905-1998 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74144 |
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