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Product Identifiers

PublisherWhitman & Company, Albert

ISBN-10080752963X

ISBN-139780807529638

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038782332

Product Key Features

Book TitleGlow

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicArt & Architecture, Historical / United States / 20th Century, Epistolary (Letters & Diaries), General, Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Publication Year2017

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorMegan E. Bryant

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight14.3 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2017-031988

Reviews"The historical background is intriguing, embracing chemistry, medicine, and labor and women's histories...Builds nicely in suspense and tragedy."--The Horn Book, "This fictionalized take on the Radium Girls is by turns suspenseful, macabre, and, at points, quite gory. Bryant doesn't shy away from the true horrors that befell these women...An eye-opening window into a troubling moment in history."-- Booklist, "Readers who love the historic side of this genre will crave more of Lydia's story . . . gruesomely detailed and suspenseful." -- VOYA, "STARRED REVIEW! Alternating chapters follow Julie's quest and present decades-old love letters written by Lydia, a white radium factory worker, both slowly revealing the horrific story of young women who were exposed to radioactive paints. With this interleaved technique, Bryant brilliantly lures readers into an engaging mystery, a page-turner that begins beneath layers revealed in both paintings and chapters. A riveting story of ambitious and self-sufficient women, both in the present and past." -- Kirkus Reviews starred review, STARRED REVIEW! "Alternating chapters follow Julie's quest and present decades-old love letters written by Lydia, a white radium factory worker, both slowly revealing the horrific story of young women who were exposed to radioactive paints. With this interleaved technique, Bryant brilliantly lures readers into an engaging mystery, a page-turner that begins beneath layers revealed in both paintings and chapters. A riveting story of ambitious and self-sufficient women, both in the present and past."-- Kirkus Reviews starred review, "The historical background is intriguing, embracing chemistry, medicine, and labor and women's histories . . . Builds nicely in suspense and tragedy." -- The Horn Book, "Students who love a good mystery and/or historical fiction will have no issue getting into this well-told story of historical significance."--School Library Connection, "Students who love a good mystery and/or historical fiction will have no issue getting into this well-told story of historical significance." -- School Library Connection, STARREDREVIEW! "As each girl tells their story, the true events and stories of the real radium girls are brought to light. Bryant's novel will surely spur readers to learn more about this dark part of history."-- School Library Journal starred review, "Readers who love the historic side of this genre will crave more of Lydia's story...gruesomely detailed and suspenseful."--VOYA, "This fictionalized take on the Radium Girls is by turns suspenseful, macabre, and, at points, quite gory. Bryant doesn't shy away from the true horrors that befell these women . . . . An eye-opening window into a troubling moment in history." -- Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017 - Best Teen Historical Fiction 2019-2020 South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee, "STARRED REVIEW! As each girl tells their story, the true events and stories of the real radium girls are brought to light. Bryant's novel will surely spur readers to learn more about this dark part of history." -- School Library Journal

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromEighth Grade

Dewey Decimal813.6

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

SynopsisWhen thrift-store aficionado Julie discovers a series of antique paintings with hidden glowing images that are only visible in the dark, she wants to learn more about the artist. In her search, she uncovers a century-old romance and the haunting true story of the Radium Girls, young women who used radioactive paint to make the world's first glow-in-the-dark products--and ultimately became radioactive themselves. As Julie's obsession with the paintings mounts, truths about the Radium Girls--and her own complicated relationships--are revealed. But will she uncover the truth about the luminous paintings before putting herself and everyone she loves at risk?, Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017 Selection Lydia is thrilled to join the working girls in the factory, where they paint luminous watch dials for the soldiers fighting in World War I. In the future, these girls will be known as the tragic Radium Girls: factory workers not only poisoned by the glowing paint, but who also had to fight against men who knew of the paint's deadly effect. One hundred years later, Julie, whose life is on hold after high school, becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious antique paintings she finds in a thrift store. When she discovers their hidden-and increasingly nightmarish-glowing images, Julie is determined to learn more about them. As Julie's obsession mounts, truths about the Radium Girls-and her own complicated relationships-are revealed. Can she uncover the secrets behind the paintings before she puts herself and everyone she loves at risk?, Lydia is thrilled to join the working girls in the factory, where they paint luminous watch dials for the soldiers fighting in World War I. In the future, these girls will be known as the tragic Radium Girls: factory workers not only poisoned by the glowing paint, but who also had to fight against men who knew of the paint's deadly effect.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.B8398Glo 2017