Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
This gripping Newbery Honor Book and National Book Award finalist chronicles the race between Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviets during World War II to create the first atomic bomb. OA superb tale of an era and an effort that forever changed our world."N"Kirkus, " starred review. Photos.
Brief description:
Steve Sheinkin is the acclaimed author of fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction histories, including Fallout, Undefeated, Born to Fly, The Port Chicago 50, and Bomb. His accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal and Honor, and three National Book Award finalist honors. He lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and two children.
Review Quotes:
"This superb and exciting work of nonfiction would be a fine tonic for any jaded adolescent who thinks history is "boring." It's also an excellent primer for adult readers who may have forgotten, or never learned, the remarkable story of how nuclear weaponry was first imagined, invented and deployed--and of how an international arms race began well before there was such a thing as an atomic bomb." --The Wall Street Journal
"A must-read..." --
Publishers Weekly, starred review "A superb tale of an era and an effort that forever changed our world." --
Kirkus Reviews, starred review "[a] complicated thriller that intercuts action with the deftness of a Hollywood blockbuster." --
Booklist "...reads like an international spy thriller, and that's the beauty of it." --
School Library Journal,
starred review "This is edge-of-the seat material that will resonate with YAs who clamor for true spy stories, and it will undoubtedly engross a cross-market audience of adults who dozed through the World War II unit in high school." --
Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books, starred review
