#tbt (a day late): Bomb: the Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

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Bomb: the Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin. 272 p. Macmillan, 2012. (Own)

Happy Thursday Friday! Oops! #tbt features Bomb: the Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin. This narrative nonfiction book about the discovery of nuclear fission, which lead to the invention of the atom bomb reads like an international spy novel. Meticulously researched and containing many photos and maps, readers will come to an understanding about how nuclear fission was discovered, how the U.S. tried to use to and how the Soviets tried to steal the plans.

Bomb was published in 2012 and was a National Book Award Finalist, then went on to win the Siebert Award, the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction and a Newbery Honor. Happy reading!