That is one of Heinlein's Juveniles and one of the best books he wrote. Many Years ago I read the nls VERSION WHICH, I DOUBT NOT, IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. hEINLEIN'S APPROACH TO WRITING juvenile novels WAS "write THE BEST NOVEL YOU CAN, THEN CUT OUT THE SEX." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 10:48 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Robert A. heinlein books submitted > Dear all, > > I have just submitted "Farmer in the Sky" by Robert A. Heinlein. The book > is prevalidated with the K1K rating of 99.9 percent accuracy. I believe > this book is not in the collection, if it is, I would appreciate it if the > validator might please check the quality of the previous selection for > comparison. Please contact me if you have any questions Here is the Long > Sinopsis info: > > "For teenager Bill Lerner, who lives with his widower father in the City of > Southern California, overpopulation has so constricted the food supplies > that > they must follow a strict caloric ration, and the crowded and starving > civilization has become embattled. Sound familiar? Bill's solution is to > emigrate > to the colony Ganymede, on Jupiter's third moon. There, a motley crew of > pioneers tries, with varying success, to forge a life-sustaining environment > and > a civilization that will learn from the errors of the one they left behind." > > Pratik > > > Pratik Patel > Interim Director > Office of Special Services > Queens College > Director > CUNY Assistive Technology Services > The City University of New York > 65-30 Kissena Blvd. > Flushing, NY 11367 > T: 718-997-3775 > F: 718-997-3768 > E: ppatel@xxxxxx > > > > >