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The Green Glass Sea - Ellen Klages
The Green Glass Sea
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It is 1943, and 11-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is traveling west on a train to live with her scientist father—but no one, not her father nor the military guardians who accompany her, will tell her exactly where he is. When she reaches Los Alamos, New Mexico, she learns why: he's working on a top... show more
It is 1943, and 11-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is traveling west on a train to live with her scientist father—but no one, not her father nor the military guardians who accompany her, will tell her exactly where he is. When she reaches Los Alamos, New Mexico, she learns why: he's working on a top secret government program. Over the next few years, Dewey gets to know eminent scientists, starts tinkering with her own mechanical projects, becomes friends with a budding artist who is as much of a misfit as she is—and, all the while, has no idea how the Manhattan Project is about to change the world. This book's fresh prose and fascinating subject are like nothing you've read before.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780670061341 (0670061344)
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Pages no: 324
Edition language: English
Series: Green Glass (#1)
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Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality!
Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality! rated it
3.0 The Green Glass Sea - Review
It is 1943, and almost eleven-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is on a train to New Mexico, where she will live with her father. She doesn't know where in New Mexico, exactly; the corporal who took her to the station can't tell her. It's wartime, and so many things are secret. Soon she arrives at a town th...
ambyr
ambyr rated it
4.0 The Green Glass Sea
Two girls growing up at Los Alamos in the 1940s gradually build a friendship against the looming backdrop of the war effort. Middle grade is where it's at, apparently. This is a sweet story that manages to touch on a lot of serious historical issues without ever losing its core emotional thread abou...
The Mystical and the Magical
The Mystical and the Magical rated it
5.0
I cried so hard the first time I read this.
cindywho
cindywho rated it
3.0 The Green Glass Sea
This is a slow and sad family drama played against the backdrop of Los Alamos - from the point of view of two of the children of scientists working on the "Gadget" in 1945. It's strange to be more aware of the layer of horror than the characters are, especially the children who are somewhat kept in...
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it
5.0 The Green Glass Sea
Delightful book! Los Alamos through the eyes of Dewey, a young girl. Walk-ons by all my favorite scientists are a bonus. Strong writing, warmly realistic characters, and a unique story. Of course there were kids at Los Alamos- this is their story. Highly recommended.*re-read 10/14/08. I stand by the...
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