The Gadget

Author - Paul Zindel ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Hardcover Book item from HarperCollins was reviewed on 15-Mar-2009.

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1) Hardcover Book The Gadget by HarperCollins. "I´m sorry, Steven," he said, taking out a knife." Now I have your attention. This book is called The Gadget and is a novel written by Paul Zindel.

Well, I´ll fill you in a little; Steven is a 13-year-old boy who comes to Las Alamos to stay with his father. Now Steven´s father is not just any father he is the lead scientist for "The Gadget". The time period in this book is 1944 -1945, and we all know that this is during World War II. Steven´s best friend at the camp is Alexei Nagavatskys. But his maid Sewa thinks Alexei and his family are spies. But how could this be if Alexei saved Steven from the monks who tried to kill him while he was in town?

Steven and Alexei are trying to find out what this "Gadget" thing is, because after something goes wrong in the lab and one of the scientists is sent to the hospital in critical condition. This scares Steven because he knows that this could have easily been his dad. This book is a compelling drama that keeps you guessing till the end. Also the ending is surprising to say the least.


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2) Hardcover Book The Gadget by HarperCollins. "I´m sorry, Steven," he said, taking out a knife." Now I have your attention. This book is called The Gadget and is a novel written by Paul Zindel.

Well, I´ll fill you in a little; Steven is a 13-year-old boy who comes to Las Alamos to stay with his father. Now Steven´s father is not just any father he is the lead scientist for "The Gadget". The time period in this book is 1944 -1945, and we all know that this is during World War II. Steven´s best friend at the camp is Alexei Nagavatskys. But his maid Sewa thinks Alexei and his family are spies. But how could this be if Alexei saved Steven from the monks who tried to kill him while he was in town?

Steven and Alexei are trying to find out what this "Gadget" thing is, because after something goes wrong in the lab and one of the scientists is sent to the hospital in critical condition. This scares Steven because he knows that this could have easily been his dad. This book is a compelling drama that keeps you guessing till the end. Also the ending is surprising to say the least.


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3) Hardcover Book The Gadget by HarperCollins. The Gadget is a great book. It takes place during the World War 2. Where the sons father is working on the atom bomb. After watching his friends death on the roof of his family´s apartment due to bombing. He moves to Los Alamos, Nevada where his father lives. As soon as he gets there he is wondering what the scientists are working on at Los Alamos. He found a friend who was wanting to find out the same thing. They explore the place and snoop around trying to find out the reason of Los Alamos. If you want to find out if he discovers the reason of Los Alamos, what they are creating, and why. You should read this book.¤

4) Hardcover Book The Gadget by HarperCollins. In 5th grade, my son was required to complete a project based on historical fiction. He didn´t like any of the hundred or so options presented by the teacher. When he and I started to search for a title, I was surprised to find that so many of the historical fiction works have female protagonists! I wanted to find something that he would enjoy. The Gadget has a great deal of suspense and a sense of adventure. My son also really likes science and so it was helpful that Stephen´s father was a physicist. My son really enjoyed it. The book also included a list of key dates and events from WWII in the appendix. The book did include accidents and death, so it may not be appropriate for a very sensitive child. I would definitely recommend this for a 10 to 11 year old boy required to read historical fiction!¤

5) Hardcover Book The Gadget by HarperCollins. In The Gadget, by Paul Zindel, a boy named Stephen wonders what his father is working on in the mysterious town of Los Alamos. His father tells him what he is working on could end the Second World War, but never tells Stephen what it is. Always asking questions, Stephen Later finds out the big secret and regrets ever wanting to know it. Ultimately, Stephen and his father grow closer when they get to the end of their adventure.
This book is very easy reading but uses some powerful and moving language to get you attached to the book. Some of the events seamed a little unrealistic like the scene when Stephen and Alexei are being chased by the monks. The plot does have a lot of action in it which adds a little excitement to it. Suspense is also a big factor between Stephen and his unknown friend. I thought this book had some twists that are different from others. The book´s meaning or moral to me is that not everything is your business to know and to stay away from certain things.
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6) Hardcover Book The Gadget by HarperCollins.

An Army ambulance sped by. No siren, only a dome on its roof flashing red. It halted in front of the high-security Tech Area, where several men wearing silver coveralls and carrying glistening instruments rushed out. Dr. Orr and Oppenheimer walked quickly toward a rolling gurney that held a man half wrapped in an aluminum body bag. The man was shaking.

Something bad had happened. Very bad. For a moment Stephen believed he was back in London. He was on the roof again, and there were bombs falling...

7) Hardcover Book The Gadget by HarperCollins. It´s 1945, and 13-year-old Stephen has just reached the gates of the top secret military base in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He has come to join his father, a famous physicist who is working on a covert project for the Allies. Though his father is forbidden to discuss the project in any detail, Stephen can tell by his haunted eyes and shaking hands how worried he and the other scientists are. After a few weeks, Stephen finds that he cannot control his insatiable curiosity. Enlisting the help of his new friend Tilanov, Stephen devises a plan to discover the true nature of "the gadget." But when he finally learns what it is, he also realizes another startling truth--that he has trusted the wrong person with the information and not only his life, but the lives of all Americans, could be in terrible danger.

The greatest strength of The Gadget is how Paul Zindel communicates, in clear and simple prose, how terribly uncertain many of those "in the know" were about dropping the atom bomb, and the idea that no one--not even top scientists--could really predict what the outcome would be. By combining this disconcerting notion with a rapid-fire plot and an Everyman teen protagonist, young adult veteran author Zindel has created a historical fiction that reads like a thrilling action-adventure pulp novel, except, (and this is the best part)--it´s all true. Curious readers will also find a World War II chronology, bibliography, and short bios of prominent figures involved in the making of the atom bomb. (Ages 11 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert¤

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