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Old 14th April 2005, 05:48 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Help Identifying Short Story

I read a sci-fi short story about 15 years ago about a family that was made of sugar.

Does anyone here have any idea what I read? I've never forgotten it and would so love to get my hands on it again. Thanks in advance!!
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Old 28th April 2005, 01:38 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Question not considered scifi

Dan Brown, Author of the Davinci Code, one excellent novel, His books are not considered scifi, because they are based in fact, but the story lines themselves, to me, are worthy of the best fantasy labels.
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Old 28th April 2005, 02:02 AM   #3 (permalink)
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HI, I read the story in elementery (they were afraid of the rain, and the family name was Sucre or something meaning sugar) I don't remenber the title, but you may want to try searching teachers reading aids or reading materials for those grades,( I read it in the fourth grade, about 15 years ago) Good luck!
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His books are not considered scifi, because they are based in fact, .
Ahh, so that's why. Thanks for clearing that up. I'm sure Clarke, Baxter, Benford, Brin, Bear et al will be delighted to know that they too can shed the sf label once they stop building from scientific facts and ideas and start cribbing from dubious pop-historical treatises.
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Ahh, so that's why. Thanks for clearing that up. I'm sure Clarke, Baxter, Benford, Brin, Bear et al will be delighted to know that they too can shed the sf label once they stop building from scientific facts and ideas and start cribbing from dubious pop-historical treatises.
Good point..
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