The Fourth "R" by George O. Smith

"The Fourth 'R'" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel published in 1959. Five-year-old Jimmy Holden possesses a college-level education thanks to his parents' invention, an "Electromechanical Educator." When his parents are murdered by his godfather and guardian, Jimmy must protect the plans imprinted in his mind, escape his would-be killer, and survive alone in a world designed for adults. The story examines what happens when extraordinary intelligence meets childhood vulnerability in mid-century American society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981
Title The Fourth "R"
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourth_%22R%22
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Artificial intelligence -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 18602
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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