The Green Glass Sea.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)

The Green Glass Sea (unabr.). 7 cassettes or 8 CDs. 7:30 hrs. Recorded Books. 2007. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4281-4634-1: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4281-4639-6: $97.75.

Gr 5 Up--Winner of the 2007 Scott O'Dell Award, Ellen Klages's impeccably researched novel (Viking, 2006) is set in Los Alamos, New Mexico, between 1943 and 1945. Dewey Kerrigan, age 11, has been bounced from her parents to her grandmother. When her grandmother can no longer care for her, the girl joins her father at a secret military location. Her father works with preeminent scientists in Los Alamos, racing to research, develop, and build the ultimate military weapon. Work at Los Alamos forces Dewey's …