The Green Glass Sea

by Ellen Klages | Teens |
ISBN: 0142411493 Global Overview for this book
Registered by cookiescaucasus of Columbus, Ohio USA on 7/26/2012
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Journal Entry 1 by cookiescaucasus from Columbus, Ohio USA on Thursday, July 26, 2012
This was on my public library's list of books about our region, and to top things off the author lives in the area where I grew up. This makes it a perfect book to bring to Georgia with me. My Mom read this while I was home on vacation, and she really loved it, but said it made her cry... (the coffee stains come from her) I didn't react to the book nearly as strongly as she did, but it was interesting to read about the Manhattan Project from the point of view of the children living in a strange place with only a limited idea of what was going on.

From amazon.com:
"Two girls spend a year in Los Alamos as their parents work on the secret gadget that will end World War II. Dewey is a mechanically minded 10-year-old who gets along fine with the scientists at the site, but is teased by girls her own age. When her mathematician father is called away, she moves in with Suze, who initially detests her new roommate. The two draw closer, though, and their growing friendship is neatly set against the tenseness of the Los Alamos compound as the project nears completion. Clear prose brings readers right into the unusual atmosphere of the secretive scientific community, seen through the eyes of the kids and their families. Dewey is an especially engaging character, plunging on with her mechanical projects and ignoring any questions about gender roles. Occasional shifts into first person highlight the protagonist's most emotional moments, including her journey to the site and her reaction to her father's unexpected death. After the atomic bomb test succeeds, ethical concerns of both youngsters and adults intensify as the characters learn how it is ultimately used. Many readers will know as little about the true nature of the project as the girls do, so the gradual revelation of facts is especially effective, while those who already know about Los Alamos's historical significance will experience the story in a different, but equally powerful, way."

Journal Entry 2 by cookiescaucasus at Tbilisi, Tbilisi Georgia on Friday, September 21, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (9/19/2012 UTC) at Tbilisi, Tbilisi Georgia

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Given to my friend sbadger.

Journal Entry 3 by sbadger at Tbilisi, Tbilisi Georgia on Friday, November 2, 2012
cookiescaucasus gave this book to me. For now it's to be read, but since it isn't near the top of my to-read pile, I'd be willing to hand it off to someone who's interested in it.

Journal Entry 4 by cookiescaucasus at Tbilisi, Tbilisi Georgia on Thursday, August 3, 2017
This came back to me at last night's Book Swap. It's now in the pile to donate to the Okrokhana Public School library.

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