The Bomb by Theodore Taylor audiobook

The Bomb

By Theodore Taylor
Read by George Guidall

Recorded Books, Recorded Books, Inc.

Unabridged

Format : Retail CD (In Stock)
  • $39.99

    ISBN: 9781664455832

Runtime: 4.33 Hours
Category: Fiction/Historical
Audience: Young Adult (12–17)
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Winner of the 1996 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction

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.

 

"Delivers readers into the middle of a harrowing, if neglected, piece of history."—Kirkus Reviews (starred)

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A haunting, soundly researched work.” Publishers Weekly
“Taylor takes readers on an absorbing excursion, offering vivid descriptions, rich details of Micronesian culture, and a poignant contrast between the peaceful tranquility of the Marshall Islands and the industrialized West. The plot moves briskly with the tension of heroic confrontation. Readers will be challenged with the issues of war, the ethics of nuclear weapons, and the destruction of ancient cultures.” School Library Journal

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Author Bio: Theodore Taylor

Author Bio: Theodore Taylor

Theodore Taylor (1921-2006) was born in North Carolina and authored more than fifty books for children and adults. His novel The Weirdo won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery in 1992. He is best known for The Cay, which is considered a classic of young adult literature and is required reading in many schools across the US and internationally. The Cay won eleven literary awards, including the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was made into a television movie starring James Earl Jones in 1974.

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Details

Available Formats : Retail CD
Category: Fiction/Historical
Runtime: 4.33
Audience: Young Adult (12–17)
Language: English