50bookchallenge, 15000pages
Book #90 -- Ellen Klages, The Green Glass Sea, 320 pages.
This is the story of Dewey Kerrigan, a young girl growing up in Los Alamos, the secret army lab that was the headquarters for the Manhattan Project. It's an absolutely fascinating look at World War II and the development of the atomic bomb from a child's point of view.
Progress toward goals: 242/366 = 66.1%
Books: 90/150 = 60.0%
Pages: 24856/50000 = 49.7%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 15000pages, 50bookchallenge, and gwynraven
This is the story of Dewey Kerrigan, a young girl growing up in Los Alamos, the secret army lab that was the headquarters for the Manhattan Project. It's an absolutely fascinating look at World War II and the development of the atomic bomb from a child's point of view.
Progress toward goals: 242/366 = 66.1%
Books: 90/150 = 60.0%
Pages: 24856/50000 = 49.7%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 15000pages, 50bookchallenge, and gwynraven