A review by shel_conn
The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard

2.0

Overall, this was a decent book. It was not very challenging or literary, with a lot of simple sentences, but I did get into the story as I stuck with it. I enjoyed learning more about Oak Ridge through a fictional narrative, I really appreciated the added perspective of Joe to see the segregation that was there (that I hadn't even thought of until I reached his first chapter). I liked seeing Sam's internal dilemma with the science vs. the reality of the bomb, and I thought June's character was developed well. The subject matter was what brought this book up to three stars for me, despite the writing being a little juvenile.