Youth by Isaac Asimov

"Youth" by Isaac Asimov is a science fiction novelette published in 1952. Two boys discover strange creatures they hope to train as circus animals, while nearby, an astronomer discusses a crucial meeting with aliens whose civilization faces collapse after atomic wars. When the alien visitors fail to appear, a search reveals a crashed spaceship with tiny dead occupants. The story builds toward a surprising revelation about the true nature of these mysterious beings and their home world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992
Title Youth
Series Title Produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_(Asimov_short_story)
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 31547
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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