About This Lesson
Download a free educator guide for grades 6, 7 and 8 based on THE RADIUM GIRLS: YOUNG READERS' EDITION by Kate Moore!
About the Book
Explore the unbelievable true story of America’s glowing girls and their fight for justice in the young readers edition of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Radium Girls. This enthralling new edition includes all-new material, including a glossary, timeline, and dozens of bonus photos.
Amid the excitement of the early twentieth century, hundreds of young women spend their days hard at work painting watch dials with glow-in-the-dark radium paint. The painters consider themselves lucky—until they start suffering from a mysterious illness. As the corporations try to cover up a shocking secret, these shining girls suddenly find themselves at the center of a deadly scandal. The Radium Girls adapted for young readers tells the unbelievable true story of these incredible women, whose determination to fight back saved countless lives.
About the Author
KATE MOORE is the Sunday Times-bestselling author of more than fifteen books across the genres of gift, humor, biography, history and children’s brand publishing. While writing The Radium Girls, Kate’s research took her all over America—to Newark and Orange, New Jersey; to New York and Washington, DC; and to Chicago and Ottawa, Illinois. She lives in London, England with her husband.
Reviews
A fine, moving, important work for young readers.” —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review
“Moore’s personal, captivating prose [renders] this shining piece of history unforgettable.” —Booklist, STARRED review
"An impeccably written young readers’ edition of an excellent work of history.” —School Library Journal
“[A] lesson in corporate greed, bystander ignorance, and the power of perseverance that will inspire and educate all young revolutionaries.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“This thrilling young readers’ edition is an essential purchase for all middle school and high school libraries." —Youth Services Book Review
