Project Gutenberg 2021-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 98 Sturgis, Melvin Fuqua, Robert 1905 1959 Tillotson, Joseph Wirt Tillotson, Joe W. The Gift Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy November 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Gift" by Melvin Sturgis is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers on a boy named Carl Sloan, who possesses the miraculous ability to heal others. However, this extraordinary power leads him to face persecution and misunderstanding from society, which views his gifts as a threat rather than a boon. The story unfolds in a courtroom setting, where Carl's past is examined in light of a tragic incident that resulted in several deaths during a chaotic public demonstration of his healing powers. Through various witnesses, including childhood acquaintances and school officials, we learn how Carl's gifts isolated him rather than fostered relationships, leading to his eventual institutionalization. As he matures, he struggles with the repercussions of his abilities and the difficult relationship he has with a society that deems him dangerous. The book explores themes of acceptance, the nature of miracles, and society's fear of those who are different, culminating in a poignant and unsettling conclusion as Carl's fate is sealed by a system unwilling to comprehend his true nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Healers -- Fiction Trials -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 44100 2025-06-26T04:40:04.354506 text/html 20220 2024-10-18T13:40:08 text/html 470204 2025-06-26T04:40:07.464034 application/epub+zip 469052 2025-06-26T04:40:05.812500 application/epub+zip 146767 2025-06-26T04:40:04.908509 application/epub+zip 1148244 2025-06-26T04:40:08.675009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1140559 2025-06-26T04:40:06.959038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 777940 2022-09-29T11:36:47.458461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37788 2025-06-26T04:40:04.235504 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18016 2024-10-18T13:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17702 2025-06-26T04:40:08.797992 application/rdf+xml 25872 2025-06-26T04:40:05.372510 image/jpeg 4129 2025-06-26T04:40:05.138495 image/jpeg 4169259 2025-06-26T04:40:04.387538 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