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Title: Jackie sees a star
Original Publication: United States: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1954.
Note: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "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.)
Author: Bradley, Marion Zimmer, 1930-1999
Illustrator: Schomburg, Alex, 1905-1998
EBook No.: 74144
Published: Jul 28, 2024
Downloads: 145
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Boys -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
Subject: Telepathy -- Fiction
Subject: Supernovae -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Jackie sees a star
Original Publication: United States: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1954.
Note: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "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.)
Author: Bradley, Marion Zimmer, 1930-1999
Illustrator: Schomburg, Alex, 1905-1998
EBook No.: 74144
Published: Jul 28, 2024
Downloads: 145
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Boys -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
Subject: Telepathy -- Fiction
Subject: Supernovae -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.