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The Radium Girls: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark
Kate Moore
4.24 AVERAGE
129 reviews for:
The Radium Girls: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark
Kate Moore
4.24 AVERAGE
While digging for some nonfiction books for my 5th grade students that fit our American Tragedies unit, I came across this topic. I had no idea this even happened. I have lived in Illinois my whole life and my ex’s family is all from the Ottawa area. What an important story that was made accessible for my younger students.
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Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail
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What a powerful read!! I'm really hoping I can get a class set of this book soon. I'm not really into nonfiction, but this book was so fascinating, inspiring, and somber all at the same time. I loved it!
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Honestly, this was a very heartbreaking read. I definitely didn't expect it to be light-hearted, by any means, but it was much more devastating than I expected. The justice that they deserved took so long to get and it's just so sad that it took them so long and so many lives were lost in the process. I'm happy we have this book to commemorate them.
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Graphic: Body horror, Death
Fantastic, if not horribly saddening and frustrating story. I'm unsure how the young readers edition differs from the original, but it was a great retelling of a terrible time with atrocious men.
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From YouTube I knew about the radium girls and their story. I initially checked out this book because I wanted to know more about them, hear their story in depth. But I never got around to reading it because something told me I wouldn’t be able to get through it. Maybe someday in the future I’ll decide to pick up the book and properly give these women the attention their stories deserve. But now I’m in a place where I need content that will help me escape reality, not remind me of how awful this world can be.