What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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YA novel set in the fifties, possibly about time travel
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This sounds like at could be one of Heinlein's "juvenile" novel, but I'm quite familiar with them and it doesn't fit. The closest ones would be Time for the Stars or Podkayne of Mars. Neither of those is a fit, but your description fits the tone of your description.
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Podkayne of Mars
Time for the Stars
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I had just sort of picked it up off the shelf in my school's library and ended up being distracted by other novels so I never finished it, but it stuck out in my mind as good despite not finishing it and it's killing me that I can't find it no matter how long I search the internet. I'm not entirely sure if anyone will know what it is, especially based on how little I remember, but I thought I would try anyway.