And "Podkayne of Mars" is just a book but 56 years later you can find Sci-Fi fans arguing earnestly about whether she lived or died. Yes, I always figured she didn't make it. Didn't the grandfather say to the parents "you'll lose him too," referring to Poddy's brother, who set off the nuclear bomb?
Something along those lines. I will have to dig my copy out and review. It is time for my bi-yearly reading binge in any case. It is too blamed cold to start the spring chores and the winter ones have been put to bed.
Once you realize that the book is actually Clark's story, with Podkayne only being the narrator, her dying is the only option.