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100 1 _aAppleton, Victor, II
245 1 0 _aTom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aThe new Tom Swift Jr. adventures, 17
500 _aRelease date is 2006-03-14
508 _aProduced by Louise Hope, Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X" by Victor Appleton II is a children's science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows the intrepid young inventor Tom Swift Jr. as he prepares for the arrival of a mysterious entity from another planet while dealing with a series of devastating earthquakes and lurking enemies intent on capturing this unknown energy source. Readers encounter exciting scientific concepts and thrilling adventures as Tom applies his ingenuity to navigate the conflicts and challenges that arise. At the start of the novel, Tom Swift is introduced already in the midst of chaos when an earthquake devastates the Faber Electronics plant, where he and his friend Bud are helping troubleshoot a device. After narrowly escaping danger, Tom learns of a looming extraterrestrial event that could be monumental for Earth. Meanwhile, the threat of the Brungarian rebels emerges, leading Tom to develop inventions to counter both the earthquakes and the potential dangers posed by the energy entity, dubbed "Exman." As the plot unfolds, Tom's intelligence and quick thinking are put to the test, foreshadowing a race against time to protect Earth from catastrophe while also striving to communicate with the alien visitor. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSwift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aEarthquakes -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aExtraterrestrial beings -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aKaye, Graham
830 0 _aThe new Tom Swift Jr. adventures, 17
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17985
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