← Back to search
Cover of The Green Glass Sea

The Green Glass Sea

Ellen Klages (2006)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.04
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗Buy on Apple Books ↗

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentAbandonment

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryFound FamilyHeartwarming

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineBookish / Nerdy HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeFound FamilyHidden Identity

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentityWar and ScienceFamilyBelongingHistorical ChildhoodSecret Projects

Synopsis

It is 1943, and 11-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is traveling west on a train to live with her scientist father--but no one will tell her exactly where he is. When she reaches Los Alamos, New Mexico, she learns why: he's working on a top secret government program.

Tags

Historical FictionWorld War IIManhattan ProjectFriendship Story