Project Gutenberg 2024-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 212 Ellison, Harlan 1934 2018 Beldone, Phil Beldone, Cheech Hart, Ellis Archer, Lee Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay Biddy and the silver man $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1956. Produced from Fantastic February 1957. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Biddy and the Silver Man" by E. K. Jarvis is a science fiction story originally published in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The book follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old girl named Biddy, who, despite her physical disability due to polio, encounters a mysterious man from the sky who possesses the remarkable ability to heal her leg. The narrative explores themes of childhood imagination, fear of the unknown, and the boundaries between reality and fantasy. In the story, Biddy, accompanied by her trusty burro named Buck, discovers a cave containing a strange machine and the enigmatic character known as Joe. After Joe heals her leg, Biddy is filled with joy but also a sense of protectiveness towards Joe as town authorities become suspicious of him, suspecting he is a threat. When a lynch mob seeks to harm him for their misunderstanding, it is Biddy and another young man, Davey, who rally to save Joe, bringing their friendship and courage to the forefront. As the story unfolds, the consequences of adult fears, prejudices, and misunderstandings culminate in a gripping climax that forces the community to confront their true values. Ultimately, the tale weaves a poignant commentary about innocence, belief, and the fragility of trust in an often harsh world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240319155148jarvis 1956 US Reading ease score: 93.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Girls -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Arizona -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Cold War -- Fiction PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 123640 2025-07-29T07:05:49.111670 text/html 98891 2024-05-10T14:16:22 text/html 367768 2025-07-29T07:05:53.080571 application/epub+zip 368323 2025-07-29T07:05:50.513565 application/epub+zip 179824 2025-07-29T07:05:49.654601 application/epub+zip 875383 2025-07-29T07:05:54.954543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 868168 2025-07-29T07:05:52.486585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113278 2025-07-29T07:05:48.793568 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93428 2024-05-10T14:16:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18215 2025-07-29T07:05:55.125556 application/rdf+xml 26444 2025-07-29T07:05:50.034566 image/jpeg 4708 2025-07-29T07:05:49.844552 image/jpeg 1527645 2025-07-29T07:05:49.143566 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 en.wikipedia