[LM_NET] Book/short story id

[Barbara Currier <bacurrier@CHARTER.NET>]

Hello, knowledgeable list,

This came up on another list, does this short story or book sound
familiar to anyone?

TIA,
Barbara

>    In a class, we were asked to read a short story (I
>think short) that, at the time, had a big impact on
>me.  Over the years I have retained the memory of only
>a small part of it and want to re-read it but cannot
>remember the author or title.  Here is what I
>remember.  Maybe this will be enough for someone to
>know what story it is and if you would be so kind, if
>you are that someone, please let me know.
>    It's about stars in the sky having a purpose.  One
>star in particular sacrifices itself by exploding for
>the sake of giving light (maybe) to others. The star
>might have been something or someone else before it
>was a star.  I remember the story was science fiction.
>  *I* remember thinking *to myself*(could be off here)
>that it was a new way of thinking upon the star that
>guided the wisemen but that is a very fuzzy memory.
>    Does this ring a bell with anyone?
>


--
Barbara Adams Currier
K-6 Library Media Teacher
Kirschen/Shackelford Elementary Schools
Modesto City Schools
Modesto, CA, USA

http://www.monet.k12.ca.us/kirschen
bacurrier@charter.net

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