A coming of age

by Timothy Zahn

"A Coming of Age" is set in a futuristic world where children exhibit powers of telekenesis from the age of 5 until they reach puberty. In an attempt to deal with the resulting chaos, the world has come up with a system where children are taken from their parents at five and put into special "hives" where they are raised by older children and adult staff. Children are not permitted to read or acheive any academic goals because adults believe this will make them safer until they reach adulthood. Lisa, the protagonist, is a twelve year old child approaching the "transition" from a life with...

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