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Bomb

Steve Sheinkin

2012266 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2012
first published
  • 2013Random House, Inc.ISBN 9780804122207
  • 2013Scholastic · ENGISBN 9780545617499
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  • 2018Roaring Brook PressISBN 9781250050649
  • 2013Listening LibraryISBN 9780804122184
  • 2012Scholastic · 266 pagesISBN 9780545595971

In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.

How it feels

MoodSad

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesWarNature

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