The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
By Kate Moore
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherSourcebooksImprintSourcebooksISBN
9781492649359
Awards and HonorsALA 2018 Notable Book Lists, Nonfiction
2017 Indie Next List Preview
2017 Goodreads Choice Award, History & Biography
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2017, Adult Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Adult, Social Sciences
NPR’s Book Concierge, 2017 Great Reads
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the "wonder" substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. Author's note. Reading group guide. List of abbreviations. Notes. Select bibliography. Index. Black-and-white photographs. Kate Moore, author of The Radium Girls, was featured in an interview on NPR's Marketplace.
Title alpha The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Level Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus
Pages Count 496
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Watch dial painters. Radium paint. Consumer’s leagues. Industrial hygiene. Diseases. Twentieth-century American history. World War I (1914–1917). Women during World War I. War work during World War I.
SRC Level 8.300000
SRC Points 27.000000
Lexile 980L
Trim Size 6" x 9"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-05-01
JLG Release Date Oct 2017
Minimum grade 11
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
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