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Holding Wonder

Zenna Henderson

4.3/5 ( ratings)

In this many-dimensioned new collection of speculative fiction, Zena Henderson introduces us to a boy who "calls" his mother, despite the fact that the nearest phone is miles away.--and reads the distress call from an orbiting astronaut's mind; to the amazing cures of Aunt Sophronia--pills for the living dead; and to Loo Ree, the imaginary friend of a first grader -- who tuns out to be all too real...

Contents:
The Indelible Kind
J-Line to Nowhere
You Know What, Teacher?
The Effectives
Loo Ree
The Closest School
Three-Cornered and Secure
The Taste of Aunt Sophronia
The Believing Child
Through a Glass - Darkly
As Simple as That
Swept and Garnished
One of Them
Sharing Time
Ad Astra
Incident After
The Walls
Crowning Glory
Boona on Scancia
Love Every Third Stir

Language: English

Pages: 301

Format: Mass Market

Publisher: Avon

Release: June 01, 1972

ISBN: 0380012510

ISBN 13: 9780380012510

Holding Wonder

Zenna Henderson

4.3/5 ( ratings)

In this many-dimensioned new collection of speculative fiction, Zena Henderson introduces us to a boy who "calls" his mother, despite the fact that the nearest phone is miles away.--and reads the distress call from an orbiting astronaut's mind; to the amazing cures of Aunt Sophronia--pills for the living dead; and to Loo Ree, the imaginary friend of a first grader -- who tuns out to be all too real...

Contents:
The Indelible Kind
J-Line to Nowhere
You Know What, Teacher?
The Effectives
Loo Ree
The Closest School
Three-Cornered and Secure
The Taste of Aunt Sophronia
The Believing Child
Through a Glass - Darkly
As Simple as That
Swept and Garnished
One of Them
Sharing Time
Ad Astra
Incident After
The Walls
Crowning Glory
Boona on Scancia
Love Every Third Stir

Language: English

Pages: 301

Format: Mass Market

Publisher: Avon

Release: June 01, 1972

ISBN: 0380012510

ISBN 13: 9780380012510

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