Project Gutenberg 2021-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 74 Harris, Tom W. Barnstormer Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1957 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Barnstormer" by Tom W. Harris is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Pete, who is captivated by the allure of space travel and the barnstormers who offer rides in their sleek rockets. The book explores themes of adventure, dreams, and the generational divide in attitudes towards space exploration, particularly through the contrasting perspectives of Pete and the older women in his family who fear for the safety of space travel. The narrative follows Pete's excitement as he engages with Murph Vanderpool, a barnstormer who flies the glass rocket known as the Hester. Despite his mother's and grandmother's concerns about the dangers of space, Pete yearns for adventure and dreams of becoming a spaceman. As he tries to navigate the restrictions imposed by his family, the story highlights his determination to experience the thrill of flying and to embrace a future filled with possibilities. Ultimately, through moments of both rebellion and innocent longing, the book captures a young boy's aspirations against the backdrop of societal apprehensions surrounding space exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Boys -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 41991 2025-06-26T04:52:33.866652 text/html 18339 2024-10-18T13:46:46 text/html 379345 2025-06-26T04:52:35.729681 application/epub+zip 378192 2025-06-26T04:52:34.433701 application/epub+zip 62267 2025-06-26T04:52:34.091682 application/epub+zip 412722 2025-06-26T04:52:36.822631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405898 2025-06-26T04:52:35.482708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90198 2022-09-29T12:05:07.603533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35716 2025-06-26T04:52:33.765682 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15962 2024-10-18T13:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16907 2025-06-26T04:52:36.936658 application/rdf+xml 30075 2025-06-26T04:52:34.252680 image/jpeg 5098 2025-06-26T04:52:34.172645 image/jpeg 1616254 2025-06-26T04:52:33.886668 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