![]() “Well written fantasy with strong character emphasis and empathy.” - Kirkus ReviewsĪlexander Key (1904–1979) started out as an illustrator before he began writing science fiction novels for young readers. ![]() But Jon has untold powers, and as he learns to harness them, he will show his newfound friends that they have no reason to be afraid. In return, he will change their lives forever.Īlthough the Beans are kind to Little Jon, the townspeople mistrust the mysterious visitor. They shelter him, feed him, and teach him about his new home. Hungry and alone, he staggers through the darkness and is about to be caught when he is rescued by a kind family known as the Beans. Captured by a hunter, Jon escapes by leaping six feet over a barbed-wire fence. ![]() He awakes hurt, his memory gone, sure only that he does not belong here. Mesmerized by a meteor shower, he forgets to watch his step and falls through a moss-covered door to another land: America. Lost in an unfamiliar world, a traveler searches for understandingĪt night, Little Jon’s people go out to watch the stars. ![]()
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