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Escape From Chernobyl
Escape From Chernobyl | Andy Marino
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From Andy Marino, author of The Plot to Kill Hitler series, comes another fast-paced historical thriller chronicling one family's desperate bid to escape the deadly Chernobyl disaster. 26 April 1986 01:18 Alina & Lev are two siblings living in Pripyat, one of the Soviet Union's proud nuclear cities. Both are asleep in their beds. Their cousin, Yuri, is a custodian at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, where he's fiercely attacking a spill in the hallway with a mop. Alina's best friend, Sofiya, sleeps just a few doors down. Her father is an engineer at the plant, a fact that has always filled her with pride. In five minutes, Reactor No. 4 will explode in a ball of fire. It will expel radiation across their town for nine days before it's finally contained. For the people of Pripyat, it will be far too late. Two young siblings flee the Chernobyl disaster with their parents, but the Communist party is on their heels. Meanwhile, the friends and family they were forced to leave behind must contend with a disinformation campaign that's determined to pretend nothing is wrong-even as deadly radiation spills into the air.
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Escape From Chernobyl | Andy Marino
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My 5th grader‘s book fair choices!

#bookfair
#bookhaul
#raisingreaders

AlaMich Wow, Chernobyl huh? 2y
britt_brooke @AlaMich Pretty intense. I told him that‘s going to be a tough one. 2y
LeahBergen He‘s liking the adventurous reads, isn‘t he? 2y
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SamAnne Good for you for letting him read hard topics! So glad my parents did not censor my reading. 2y
britt_brooke @SamAnne Thank you! He chose them all on his own, so I‘m happy to let him give them a try. 🤍 2y
Bookzombie Bound for Home made me instantly think of the movie Homeward Bound. Love his choices! 2y
britt_brooke @Bookzombie It did me, too! 2y
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Daisey
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This is a fairly short, quick moving story of the Chernobyl disaster. It places fictional teenage characters at and near the reactor when the explosion occurs. I‘ve read Midnight in Chernobyl,
so I went in with a good amount of background information, but it might take a bit for readers without prior knowledge to realize just what is happening, especially as it jumps between narrators. I can definitely see it sparking interest in learning more.

FlowerFairy I enjoyed Midnight In Chernobyl. 3y
FlowerFairy Oh! Did not know about that one! I‘ve added it to Mount TBR. Thank you! 😁 3y
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