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Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
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I liked bomb because it was fast pace and very interesting. It was very action packed. Bomb is one of the…more

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Mike
Sep 27, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: best-of-2012, best-non-fiction, reviewed
This story, without a doubt, is a masterpiece. If Sheinkin's previous title, The Benedict Arnold, set a new standard for how non-fiction should be written for children; Bomb raises that bar.

Fact can be stranger than fiction. So why is it so difficult to get kids reading it? As Steve notes on the author flap, he's a former text book writer trying to atone for his sins. Shienkin prides himself as a story detective, taking a factual event and teasing it into a gripping retelling. Benedict Arnold w ...more
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Jordyn
Dec 19, 2012 rated it did not like it
Too be honest I really don't like this book. It's that I don't like war books and I am not a non-fiction type of girl. What type of books I like are realistic-fiction books but it's just not the type of book I want to read every day. Sorry to all the Bomb lovers. ...more
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Thomas D.
Dec 19, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Bomb was the most mind blowing book ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This book was so good i read until midnight and i still couldn't get enough. I'm a big history bluff but i have never read a book about World War 2 that good. I loved how you got all the facts from all different books now that's effort and a lot of time. I would give this book a 6 star if they had one. ...more
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James D
Dec 19, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Dec 19, 2012 is currently reading it
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