The Bomb

I've been a big Theodore Taylor fan ever since my 4th grade teacher read 'The Cay' to my class. I had no idea about this book until I found it in a Goodwill several years ago. I'm working through books on my shelf at home that I haven't read yet and this made my 2023 list. It was well written and ma......more

Interesting! Ending was expected but also unexpected in a way.......more

An 8th grader recommended this book, and I'm so glad she did. Here is another piece of history I knew nothing about: Bikini Atoll and atomic weapons testing. I didn't expect to be moved by this story, but Taylor does a good job of telling the story through a 14-year-old boy's experience.......more

This is not an easy book to read, although it is meant for teenagers. Taylor was present at Bikini Atoll for the first atomic bomb test and he says he found it really difficult to write about even after fifty years. You can see why as you follow the story of Sorry Rinamu, and his family, forced, wit......more

I read this in junior high and the story stuck with me. After seeing Oppenheimer I wanted to check this book out. I was able to get a copy to revisit and I'm glad I did.......more