The Bomb

It is 1946, a year after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and World War II is over. But the U.S. government has decided that further tests of atomic bombs must be conducted. When Bikini Atoll is chosen for the testing site, the inhabitants of the tiny island are told they must relocate for just two years. But sixteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu believes the Americans are lying and that it will never be safe to return. He must find a way to stop the first bomb before it is dropped . . . even if it means risking his own destruction.
Includes a reader's guide and an author's note.

About the author

THEODORE TAYLOR (1921-2006), an award-winning author of many books for young people, was particularly known for fast-paced, exciting adventure novels. His books include the bestseller The Cay, Timothy of the Cay, The Bomb, Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!, Ice Drift, The Maldonado Miracle, and The Weirdo, an Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult Mystery.

Summary

It is 1946, a year after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and World War II is over. But the U.S. government has decided that further tests of atomic bombs must be conducted. When Bikini Atoll is chosen for the testing site, the inhabitants of the tiny island are told they must relocate for just two years. But sixteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu believes the Americans are lying and that it will never be safe to return. He must find a way to stop the first bomb before it is dropped . . . even if it means risking his own destruction.
     Includes a reader's guide and an author's note.

Additional text

[set star] "Delivers readers into the middle of a harrowing, if neglected, piece of history."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)

Product details

• Authors: Theodore Taylor
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2007
• EAN: 9780152061654
• ISBN: 978-0-15-206165-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 178 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 127 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Science Fiction / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Travel & Transportation / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Dystopian *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Historical / Military & Wars *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Historical / Holocaust *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: War & Military *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Places / United States, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Places / Asia