author
Lee Sutton
1916–1978
A librarian with a talent for imaginative science fiction, Lee Sutton carried young readers to a vividly imagined Venus in the classic adventure Venus Boy. The novel follows Johnny Watson, the first human child born on Venus, and his remarkable friendship with a jewel bear named Baba.
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Venus Boy
by Lee Sutton
About the author
Lee Sutton is best known for Venus Boy, a science-fiction adventure published in 1955 by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. The story blends space exploration, friendship, and coming-of-age themes as Johnny Watson faces danger on the planet where he was born.
In the book’s afterword, Sutton describes being a librarian and explains the research behind the novel’s imagined Venus. Sutton also writes warmly about a son, Blake, whose questions helped inspire the book’s discussion of what life on Venus might be like. Biographical information about Sutton is otherwise limited, though the author’s dates are generally given as 1916–1978.