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The gadget

Paul Zindel

2001184 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2001
first published
  • 2001HarperCollins Publishers · 184 pages · ENGISBN 9780060278120
  • 2003Laurel Leaf · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780440229513
  • 2003Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613622035

In 1945, having joined his father at Los Alamos, where he and other scientists are working on a secret project to end World War II, thirteen-year-old Stephen becomes caught in a web of secrecy and intrigue.

How it feels

MoodSad
AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed

Quotesnone available

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