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Radiant Girl

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By Andrea White
Publisher Bright Sky Press
Radiant Girl
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A young girls birthday is usually full of surprises and joy, but for Katya Dubko, it is truly the end of the world as she knows it. This comingofage story follows the life of Katya, an elevenyear old Ukrainian girl whose life is turned upside down after the Chernobyl disaster. Katya lives in a village near Chernobyl and her father works at the nuclear power station. Her family is steeped in Soviet patriotism and she believes that the station is a magical factory. When Katya is sent into the forest to play while her family prepares for her birthday, she meets a mysterious, otherworldly boy named Sammy, who tells her about the meltdown at Chernobyl. Sammy reveals the truth about the station and about blind Soviet patriotism, and Katyas innocent world is destroyed. With Sammys help, she realizes she is no longer a little girl in a fairy tale but has become the author of her own life.

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61520 words61,520 words
256 pages256 pages
Lexile 710LLexile 710L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2008Published 2008

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9781933979236

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