Pre-Owned Children of the Atom (Hardcover) by Wilmar Shiras

from JMlibrarian

Very dated and dull. Purely of historical interest as a marker in the history of sci-fi.

from HenriMoreaux

Classic 1950s science fiction (in fairness however it began as a series of three novellas in 1948, the most famous of which was In Hiding, and was later expanded into a book in 1953). I went into this blind having picked up the Science Fiction Book Club 1959 hardcover edition which does not conta...

from dixonm

I've always liked *Children of the Atom*, though the final story, the one in which the children and their adult guardians suddenly and inexplicably decide that it would make sense for them to waste several years of their lives trying to fit in in a normal high school, represents a 180-degree turn...

from BruceCoulson

How would children who were extra-ordinarily intelligent but lacked any real life experience deal with their peers, and more importantly, adults? A novelization of 'In Hiding', Children of the Atom expands on the theme of that story, as Tim (the protagonist from the first story) finds his true pe...

from dixonm

I've always liked *Children of the Atom*, though the final story, the one in which the children and their adult guardians suddenly and inexplicably decide that it would make sense for them to waste several years of their lives trying to fit in in a normal high school, represents a 180-degree turn...