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The Gadget by Paul Zindel

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The Gadget

By Paul Zindel

By Paul Zindel

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Mass Market Paperback $7.99

Feb 11, 2003 | 192 Pages | Young Adult

The Gadget by Paul Zindel
Mass Market Paperback
Feb 11, 2003 | 192 Pages

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About The Gadget

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.

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About Paul Zindel

Paul Zindel was a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and received numerous accolades and citations for his young adult novels. Several of his books were named ALA Best Book for Young Adults and New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year.

Product Details

Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
Published by Laurel Leaf
Feb 11, 2003 | 192 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780440229513

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“Zindel combines a canny mix of innocence and intelligence, and thus allows readers to examine carefully a complex set of questions about moral and political issues and responsibilities.”–Publishers Weekly, Starred

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