{"product_id":"9781250149015","title":"Fallout : Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFallout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Steve Sheinkin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Steve Sheinkin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003epresents a follow up to his award-winning book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBomb: The Race to Build\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e, taking readers on a terrifying journey into the Cold War and our mutual assured destruction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance, spy planes fly above, armed submarines swim deep below, and undercover agents meet in the dead of night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cold War game grows more precarious as weapons are pointed towards each other, with fingers literally on the trigger. The decades-long showdown culminates in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world's close call with the third—and final—world war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for BOMB:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Newbery Honor book\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Awards finalist for Young People's Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Kids Books of the Year title\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is edge-of-the seat material that will resonate with YAs who clamor for true spy stories, and it will undoubtedly engross a cross-market audience of adults who dozed through the World War II unit in high school.” —\u003ci\u003eBCCB, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...reads like an international spy thriller, and that's the beauty of it.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] complicated thriller that intercuts action with the deftness of a Hollywood blockbuster.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A must-read…” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A superb tale of an era and an effort that forever changed our world.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso by Steve Sheinkin:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism \u0026amp; Treachery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUndefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMost Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorn to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this gripping account, Newbery Honor Book author and Sibert medalist Sheinkin offers an intense narrative that captures the terrifying tensions of the Cold War.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sheinkin reprises his role as masterful, ever-so-wry storyteller, winking his audience into complicity in his critique of boneheaded brinksmanship...\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In tightly organized chapters adorned with historical photos, Sheinkin seamlessly weaves the stories of different players and includes meticulously well-researched details to personalize and humanize his subjects... A first purchase for all teen collections.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Throughout, the highly charged narrative maintains a strong perspective and keen attention to detail, rounding out the figures involved—such as the American pilot Gary Powers, who flew U-2 jets to spy on Russia—with character and personality.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Steve Sheinkin recounts the \"most intense years of the Cold War\" with a cinematic writing style that is keenly detailed...   Look no further for informative and entertaining nonfiction.\" —\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sheinkin crafts an epic narrative with a large cast of characters, far-flung settings, multiple plot strands, and rising suspense, further evidence that one of our best nonfiction writers is also one of our best storytellers.\" —  \u003ci\u003eBook Horn Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Steve Sheinkin’s new nonfiction thriller about the Cold War is like one of its key emblems, the U-2 spy plane: fast, lean and able to survey a huge amount of territory.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An account of a gripping real-life adventure that isn’t over yet.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year (2021)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250149015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40804474355918,"sku":"9781250149015","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c93ae529-7e15-4e49-b259-7acd3bd89d2a.jpg?v=1644848342","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250149015","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}