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Hicks, Clifford B

(1920-2010) US author of novels, almost exclusively for children, including the Alvin Fernald series for younger readers; of sf interest is First Boy on the Moon (1959), whose two protagonists (with their frog) go to the Moon, inspiringly. [JC]

Clifford B Hicks

born Marshalltown, Iowa: 10 August 1920

died Brevard, North Carolina: 29 September 2010

works

• First Boy on the Moon (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The John C Winston Co, 1959) [hb/]

links

• Alvin Fernald site (includes author biography)
• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 06:43 am on 10 May 2026.
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