The Gadget
| AUTHOR | Zindel, Paul |
| PUBLISHER | Laurel Leaf Library (02/11/2003) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Mass Market Paperbound) |
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Near the end of World War II, scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico, are working on a project that will alter the fate of the world. Thirteen-year-old Stephen Orr is living at a top secret military base with his father who is a leading physicist building the atomic bomb. Stephen realizes the dangers involved when one of the scientists becomes hospitalized as a result of working with the project. The scientist alerts him to disasters that could come from The Gadget. Stephen feels it is up to him and his friend Tilanov
to find the answers that lie behind this veil of secrecy.
to find the answers that lie behind this veil of secrecy.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780440229513
ISBN-10:
0440229510
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Mass Market (Rack) Paperback)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
192
Carton Quantity:
58
Product Dimensions:
4.30 x 0.56 x 6.86 inches
Weight:
0.21 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues
Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - General
Grade Level:
7th Grade
and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
4.5
Point Value:
4
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
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Arriving at Los Alamos in 1945 to meet his physicist father at the Army's remote, top-secret base in New Mexico, 13-year-old Stephen Orr discovers the Allies are developing a secret weapon called "The Gadget"--a devastating device that will end all wars.
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Near the end of World War II, scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico, are working on a project that will alter the fate of the world. Thirteen-year-old Stephen Orr is living at a top secret military base with his father who is a leading physicist building the atomic bomb. Stephen realizes the dangers involved when one of the scientists becomes hospitalized as a result of working with the project. The scientist alerts him to disasters that could come from The Gadget. Stephen feels it is up to him and his friend Tilanov
to find the answers that lie behind this veil of secrecy.
to find the answers that lie behind this veil of secrecy.
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Near the end of World War II, scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico, are working on a project that will alter the fate of the world. Thirteen-year-old Stephen Orr is living at a top secret military base with his father who is a leading physicist building the atomic bomb. Stephen realizes the dangers involved when one of the scientists becomes hospitalized as a result of working with the project. The scientist alerts him to disasters that could come from The Gadget. Stephen feels it is up to him and his friend Tilanov
to find the answers that lie behind this veil of secrecy.
to find the answers that lie behind this veil of secrecy.
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Author:
Zindel, Paul
Paul Zindel (1936-2003) was born and raised on Staten Island in New York. After teaching high school science for several years, he decided to pursue a career as a playwright. His first play, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Shortly thereafter, he wrote his first novel for young adults, The Pigman, which has gone on to sell millions of copies. Mr. Zindel wrote more than fifty books over the course of his life, including the popular My Darling, My Hamburger; The Pigman s Legacy, a sequel to The Pigman; and the autobiographical The Pigman and Me.
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