The Radium Girls: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark
by Kate Moore • Related Edition: Original
Explore the unbelievable true story of America's glowing girls and their fight... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2020
Word Count 66,198
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 509920, 11.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Consumers' leagues--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Watch dial painters--Diseases--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Radium paint--Toxicology--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1914-1918--Women--United States--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1914-1918--War work--United States--Juvenile literature
- Industrial hygiene--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2021
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