Project Gutenberg 2024-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 165 Bradley, Marion Zimmer 1930 1999 Schomburg, Alex 1905 1998 Schomburg, Antonio Alejandro Jackie sees a star $aUnited States :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Produced from Fantastic Universe September 1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) 20240310134945bradley 1954 US Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Boys -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Telepathy -- Fiction Supernovae -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 37355 2025-09-29T09:27:59.801029 text/html 12691 2024-07-28T05:00:21 text/html 247319 2025-09-29T09:28:02.696023 application/epub+zip 246102 2025-09-29T09:28:01.070035 application/epub+zip 246101 2025-09-29T09:28:00.284032 application/epub+zip 1055680 2025-09-29T09:28:03.869012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1049359 2025-09-29T09:28:02.186013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 30490 2025-09-29T09:27:59.702030 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10656 2024-07-28T05:00:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17533 2025-09-29T09:28:03.995994 application/rdf+xml 26728 2025-09-29T09:28:00.625079 image/jpeg 4486 2025-09-29T09:28:00.453008 image/jpeg 1222885 2025-09-29T09:27:59.817015 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