The Green Glass Sea
Dewey Kerrigan and Suze Gordon want nothing to do with each other. Dewey builds gadgets out of bolts, Suze makes collages out of bottle caps. Dewey sits by herself and Suze tries to make friends by being the bossy "truck". But with World War 2 in session, they realize that a lot can change, and will, in this city of Los Alamos. When their parents cannot talk about the special gadget they are designing, it is up to Dewey and Suze to work together to figure out how much people will change from the project.
I, for one, really like historical books, so when one of my peers told me about this book I immediately was compelled to read it. It is a really good book about the difficulties of living in New Mexico in 1943-1945. All anybody wants is World War 2 to be over. I really like that that goal bonds friends and family. I was disappointed that the author did not say what the gadget was in the story, but instead in the author's note. It is very sad when people die, and also when the past of Dewey's mother (who left when Dewey was a baby) is revealed.
I really like Dewey and Suze. Dewey is very nice and polite, and is not into all the things other girls are into, like lace and fancy clothes. Dewey instead likes to take apart little mechanical toys and turn them into other things, like radios and little robots that turn by the twist of a key. Suze is a peculiar character, and shows the greatest turn in personality in the story. She shows that bossy wannabes can turn into caring and passionate souls. I really enjoyed the setting, as I previously said, and the fact that Dewey's father trusts Dewey a lot. Also, the fact that the parents need to keep the gadget a secret, because without that , the whole story would be pointless. I give this book 4.7 stars, and the image from Amazon is below. Bravo, Ellen Klages, and I cannot wait for the sequel!
I, for one, really like historical books, so when one of my peers told me about this book I immediately was compelled to read it. It is a really good book about the difficulties of living in New Mexico in 1943-1945. All anybody wants is World War 2 to be over. I really like that that goal bonds friends and family. I was disappointed that the author did not say what the gadget was in the story, but instead in the author's note. It is very sad when people die, and also when the past of Dewey's mother (who left when Dewey was a baby) is revealed.
I really like Dewey and Suze. Dewey is very nice and polite, and is not into all the things other girls are into, like lace and fancy clothes. Dewey instead likes to take apart little mechanical toys and turn them into other things, like radios and little robots that turn by the twist of a key. Suze is a peculiar character, and shows the greatest turn in personality in the story. She shows that bossy wannabes can turn into caring and passionate souls. I really enjoyed the setting, as I previously said, and the fact that Dewey's father trusts Dewey a lot. Also, the fact that the parents need to keep the gadget a secret, because without that , the whole story would be pointless. I give this book 4.7 stars, and the image from Amazon is below. Bravo, Ellen Klages, and I cannot wait for the sequel!
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