In 1946, as part of the Cold War arms race, the US military launched a program to test nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific Ocean. From 1946 until 1958, the military detonated sixty-seven nuclear bombs over the region's Bikini and Enewetak Atolls. The twelfth bomb, called Bravo, became the world's first nuclear disaster. It sent a toxic cloud of radiation over Rongelap Atoll and other nearby inhabited islands. The testing was intended...

Sixteen-year-old Marshall Seaver is expecting a boring summer when his best friend goes away, but instead he finds himself haunted--and hunted--by ghosts that want something from him which he cannot decipher.

"Presents the biography of Shirley Chisholm against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.

Two years after arriving in Watersmeet, Abisina, now seventeen, questions her decision not to take a leadership role as the struggle to provide for refugees, some of whom hate others, threatens the folks' very survival.

"Describes the social and economic structure of life in the Renaissance (from roughly 1400-1600), including the ruling classes, the peasantry, the urban dwellers, and members of the Church and the role each group played in shaping European civilization"--Provided by publisher.

Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel Clark, who has Asperger's Syndrome, tries to prove that he is a genius by writing songs for his rock band, so that he can become a member of the prestigious Aldus Institute, the premier organization for the profoundly gifted.

"Presents the biography of Wilma Mankiller against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.

"Provides a social history of life in the Roman Empire at its most powerful, from 27 B.C.E. to 200 C.E., and includes descriptions of the ruling classes, the peasantry, and the urban dwellers"--Provided by publisher.

Presents eight twists on the traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood, exploring such issues as why most characters seem dim-witted and what, exactly, is the theme.

"Describes the role of religion in the lives of Victorians, including how it influenced the way they lived, how they observed special occasions, and how they coped with the many changes and challenges of their times"--Provided by publisher.