Awards and HonorsYALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults; YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers; VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2013; 2014 IRA Young Adults’ Choices
One terrible night in 1962, neighbors crowd into Scott’s family’s small bomb shelter. An alternate history inspired by the Cuban Missile Crisis and the shelter built by the author’s father. Author’s note with black-and-white photograph.
Topics The Cold War. Nuclear weapons. Bomb shelters. Family relations. Friendship. Puberty. Neighbors. Race relations. Survival.
SRC Level 4.500000
SRC Points 12.000000
Lexile 740L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2013-08-31
JLG Release Date Dec 2013
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
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Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
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