Car Pool by Rosel George Brown
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"Car Pool" by Rosel George Brown is a science fiction short story written in the late 1950s. The story revolves around the experiences of Verne Barrat, a woman who navigates the complexities of parenting and social dynamics in a world where alien children, specifically Hisereans, are being integrated into human society. The narrative touches on themes of acceptance, misunderstanding, and the challenges that come with blending different cultures. In "Car Pool," Verne
finds herself responsible for a carpool that includes Hi-nin, a Hiserean child, while also managing her own human children. As the story unfolds, tensions rise when a series of unfortunate events highlight the cultural differences and misunderstandings between the human children and the alien child. Verne struggles with her interactions with Regina Crowley, another mother in the carpool, leading to conflict that arises when one of the human children bites Hi-nin, causing a chain reaction of fear and blame. Ultimately, the narrative explores the difficulties of acceptance and the emotional burdens on both mothers, while portraying how innocence and misunderstanding can lead to dire consequences in a mixed community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Brown, Rosel George, 1926-1967 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990 |
| Title | Car Pool |
| Series Title | Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1959 |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Children -- Fiction |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Families -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mothers -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 60653 |
| Release Date | Nov 9, 2019 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 283 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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