About this title: A fictional story about the creation of the atomic bomb as seen through the eyes of 13-year-old Stephen, the son of one of the scientists working with Robert Oppenheimer. When Stephen learns of the potential dangers associated with the project his father is working on, he and a friend set out to learn all they can about the mysterious "gadget" his father is creating.
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Description: Very Good. 0440229510 Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780440229513ISBN:0440229510
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 192 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex) Library Copy. Moderate wear on Cover/Interior Pages. Usual library markings. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 192 p. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. read more
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 192 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Laurel Leaf, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780440229513ISBN:0440229510
Description: Good+ No Jacket as Issued. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 184pp. Wraps are laminated with library labels affixed to front and spinal edge. Library stamps appear on outer edge and within; otherwise, a clean, tight text. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780440229513ISBN:0440229510
Description: Grade: B. Catalog: Fiction Young Adult Synopsis: 184 pages. Thirteen-year-old Stephen Orr arrives at Los Alamos in 1945 to join his father, a leading physicist at the Army's remote and top-secret mil... read more
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 192 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 192 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"The setting of this book takes place during the end of World War II in Los Alamos, New Mexico and is about a thirteen-year old boy named Stephen Orr who moves into a top-seceret military base with his father. His father, being one of the physicists builing "the bomb". Stephen learns about the risks the scientists go through and plans to find out what The Gadget is capable of doing.Teaming up with his friend Tilanov he finds out more than he expected. I've read a lot of books on world wars but most of them have taken place in Europe. I think this was one book that showed me a differnet viewpoint on WWII. This is a really easy and fast book to read."
"Near the end of World War II Stephen Orr sees his British cousin killed before his eyes during the Blitz, then goes home to the US where it is safer living with his physicist dad, who is working on a top secret project in New Mexico. A spy story, a moral tale and factual history mix in this tale of the development of the atom bomb and its personal toll on scientists working on it. The novel presents both sides of the moral dilemma, the modern "politically correct" indictment of the decision, plus the rationale behind using the bomb, with the former weighted only a little more heavily (ending sentence: "....the dust rising as the trucks headed off the mesa on their way to end a war." Fairly positive."
"-Stephen Orr's dad is a physicist who works for the U.S. government during WWII. His dad is stationed in Los Alamos, New Mexico working on a top-secret project. Stephen (13 yrs.) spends his days trying to figure out what the project is. He snoops around with his new friend Alexei; and gets into trouble. -Will he find out whats going on without getting hurt in the process?
This was a really good historical fiction novel; it gives a ton of information on WWII."
"The book Gadget is about a boy name Stephen who has a best friend named Alexei. This book takes place between world war II and the Holocaust. When Stephen and Alexei play in their roof the Germans attack with bombs so Stephen survives and Alexei doesn't pay attention to what Stephen says so Alexei dies. Stephens dad is a high leveled scientist so he goes to New Mexico to try to create something to stop Hitler.
I made a text-to-self connection. I am somewhat like Stephen. I like to explore around with everything. If my dad was like Stephens dad and i was there in New Mexico i would explore everything and do crazy stuff.
I gave this book 3 stars. I didn't really like this book but i didn't hate it. It was alright. It just got me off the book sometimes. Everytime i would read the book i just spaced out."
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