Where the Ground Meets the Sky

by Jacqueline Davies

Hardcover, 2002

Tags

NCSS Standards Theme--Time-Continuity-Change, NCSS Standards Theme--Individual Development and Identity, NCSS Standards Theme--Individuals-Groups-Institutions, NCSS Standards Theme--Production-Distribution-Consumption, History, Life, & Culture in the Americas, Reading Level-Middle (6-8)Reading Level-High (9-12), Reading Level-Middle (6-8), Reading Level-High (9-12)

Genres

Collection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Publication

Skyscape (2002), Edition: First Edition, 224 pages

Description

During World War II, a twelve-year-old girl is uprooted from her quiet, East coast life and moved to a secluded army post in the New Mexico desert where her father and other scientists are working on a top secret project.

Awards

Great Stone Face Book Award (Nominee — 2004)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee — 2005)
CCBC Choices (2003)
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2003)

Language

English

Original language

English

ISBN

0761451056 / 9780761451051

DDC/MDS

813.6

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