Project Gutenberg 2019-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 135 Slesar, Henry 1927 2002 Leslie, O. H. Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Orban, Paul 1896 1974 Brainchild Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, April 1957 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Brainchild" by Henry Slesar is a science fiction novella likely written in the mid-20th century. The story explores themes of identity and transformation, focusing on the experience of a thirty-year-old man named Ron Carver who mysteriously finds himself inhabiting the body of a twelve-year-old boy. This body-switching scenario serves as the central premise, raising questions about personal identity and the consequences of extraordinary intelligence and power. In the narrative, Ron Carver awakens to find that his adult consciousness has been transferred into the body of a child, specifically a boy at Roverwood Home for Boys. As he navigates the challenges of his new life, including interactions with other boys and trying to comprehend his situation, Ron discovers that the transformation is linked to a boy genius known as the Scholar. The story follows Ron's desperate attempts to return to his original body and confront the Scholar, leading to a tense revelation about the nature of their exchange and the broader implications of genius and mortality. Ultimately, what unfolds is a poignant exploration of purpose, survival, and the complex dynamics of intelligence and humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Boys -- Fiction Identity -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 78774 2025-06-24T03:34:01.290984 text/html 75929 2019-06-26T09:28:18 text/html 447099 2025-06-24T03:34:03.768023 application/epub+zip 447305 2025-06-24T03:34:01.818007 application/epub+zip 89679 2025-06-24T03:34:01.518018 application/epub+zip 489726 2025-06-24T03:34:05.411988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482191 2025-06-24T03:34:03.510008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124993 2022-09-27T03:35:32.561434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70380 2025-06-24T03:34:01.041040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70604 2019-06-26T09:28:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19668 2025-06-24T03:34:05.577977 application/rdf+xml 28125 2025-06-24T03:34:01.616996 image/jpeg 4932 2025-06-24T03:34:01.566013 image/jpeg 562373 2019-06-26T09:28:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 27339 2019-06-26T09:28:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 565541 2025-06-24T03:34:01.313015 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia