[Libs-Or] Stumper

[Diedre Conkling]

It is my understanding that Project Wombat,
http://project-wombat.org/faq.shtml, is a good place to ask these kinds of
questions.  Librarians all over the country will help you.  It use to be
called Stumpers.

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 8:51 PM, Sarah Jesudason <
sjesudason at ci.tualatin.or.us> wrote:

> Absolutely not Dune.
>
> Artisan finger-typed communique.
>
> On Nov 6, 2015, at 6:46 PM, Hartley, Melissa <
> melissa.hartley at oregonstate.edu> wrote:
>
> How about:  Dune / by Frank Herbert?  First published 1965.
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_%28novel%29
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> Desert planet
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> Hot atmosphere
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> Leathery skin
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> Magic substance that gives powers
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> Melissa Hartley
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> CDSS
>
> Valley Library
>
> Oregon State University
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>
> *From:* Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> <libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>] *On Behalf Of *Holly
> Campbell-Polivka
> *Sent:* Friday, November 06, 2015 4:16 PM
> *To:* libs-or (libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us); child at wccls.org
> *Subject:* [Libs-Or] Stumper
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>
>
> Hi Great Brain,
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>
>
> I'm hoping someone can help me out with this stumper.
>
>
>
> Here is what I know:
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> The juvenile science fiction book (or short story) begins with a guy being
> interviewed by a computer. He is sent to some sort of desert planet or
> desert world that is inhabited by beings with leather skin. It is very hot
> there, but there is a fruit he can eat that helps him tolerate the heat and
> also makes him be able to go very fast.
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> The patron is a gentleman who I would guess is in his 50s or 60s, and he
> read it as a kid, so I would guess it was probably published in the 1960s
> or before.
>
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>
> I did a google search and was able to find somebody else on a science
> fiction forum searching for what I believe may be the same book. The clue I
> got from that was that the person thinks the planet or world may be called
> something like Alpha. But I'm not sure if this is just a false lead or not.
> I'm wondering if the author possibly could be Robert Silverberg, and if the
> story may be Revolt on Alpha C, but I can't find enough of a description to
> find out whether it matches the patron's description, and when he reads the
> description, it doesn't ring a bell with him.
>
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Holly Polivka
>
> Youth Services Librarian
>
> Tigard Public Library
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