Project Gutenberg 2015-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 87 Sutton, Lee 1916 1978 Sutton, Homer Lee Floethe, Richard Flöthe, Richard Flothe, Richard Venus Boy Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Venus Boy" by Lee Sutton is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story unfolds on the planet Venus, focusing on a twelve-year-old boy named Johnny Watson, who is the first human born on the planet. Accompanied by his pet jewel bear Baba, the narrative hints at themes of friendship and secrets, as Johnny navigates the complexities of life in a perilous alien environment, leading to adventures that intertwine with the colony's fate and his own connection to Baba. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the enthusiastic Johnny, who is excited about the arrival of a spaceship from Earth. Alongside Baba, whose jewel claws are a closely guarded secret, Johnny is determined to keep his bear hidden from the dangers that the presence of hunters could bring. The narrative quickly highlights the bond between them as they embark on mischievous escapades while attempting to avoid the attention of their teacher and the colony's guards. The tension builds through Johnny's three secrets and the dangers from the wild life surrounding them, painting a rich setting filled with both wonder and latent threat, as well as the undercurrents of a much larger narrative involving the colony's survival and the price of loyalty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Juvenile fiction Pets -- Juvenile fiction Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction Venus (Planet) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Science Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 264536 264541 2024-09-21T08:52:59.213939 2023-09-22T06:14:58.568705 text/html text/html 262760 2015-12-15T13:15:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1275677 2015-12-15T13:15:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1411687 2024-09-21T08:53:03.482407 application/epub+zip 1415841 2024-09-21T08:52:59.887407 application/epub+zip 158465 2024-09-21T08:52:59.513415 application/epub+zip 1512733 2024-09-21T08:53:06.456406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1490678 2024-09-21T08:53:03.117407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234657 2022-09-23T04:48:20.874237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245401 245306 2024-09-21T08:52:58.562946 2023-09-22T06:14:57.662716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 245614 2015-12-15T13:15:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88922 2015-12-15T13:15:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19754 2024-09-21T08:53:06.591356 application/rdf+xml 23110 2024-09-21T08:52:59.594388 image/jpeg 3944 2024-09-21T08:52:59.556898 image/jpeg 1276753 2024-09-21T08:52:59.275466 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog