Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark

Contributor(s): Moore, Kate (Author)

ISBN: 9781728209470

Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore

Binding Types:

Paperback

$10.99

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$23.94 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$22.74 (100+ copies: $21.99)

List/retail price:

$10.99

Pub Date: September 8, 2020

Dewey: 363.17990820

LCCN: 2020016986

Lexile Code: 0880

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 08 to 12

Physical Info: 1.20" H x 8.10" L x 5.40" W ( 1.00 lbs) 432 pages

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Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000509920 ( Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark)

Reading level: 6.80

Interest level: MG+

Point value: 11.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: "This work is adapted for young readers and is based on The radium girls: the dark story of America's shining women by Kate Moore, copyright 2017 by Kate More, published by Sourcebooks"--Copyright page.

Brief description:

Kate Moore is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Radium Girls, which won the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Best History, was voted U.S. librarians' favorite nonfiction book of 2017, and was named a Notable Nonfiction Book of 2018 by the American Library Association. A British writer based in London, Kate writes across a variety of genres and has had multiple titles on the Sunday Times bestseller list. She is passionate about politics, storytelling, and resurrecting forgotten heroes.

Review Quotes: "A fine, moving, important work for young readers. " -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review

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