Escape From Chernobyl
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- Author：Andy Marino
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Summary
From Andy Marino， author of The Plot to Kill Hitler series， comes another fast-paced historical thriller chronicling one family's desperate bid to escape the deadly Chernobyl disaster。
26 April 1986
01:18
Alina & Lev are two siblings living in Pripyat， one of the Soviet Union's proud nuclear cities。 Both are asleep in their beds。
Their cousin， Yuri， is a custodian at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant， where he's fiercely attacking a spill in the hallway with a mop。
Alina's best friend， Sofiya， sleeps just a few doors down。 Her father is an engineer at the plant， a fact that has always filled her with pride。
In five minutes， Reactor No。 4 will explode in a ball of fire。 It will expel radiation across their town for nine days before it's finally contained。 For the people of Pripyat， it will be far too late。
Two young siblings flee the Chernobyl disaster with their parents， but the Communist party is on their heels。 Meanwhile， the friends and family they were forced to leave behind must contend with a disinformation campaign that's determined to pretend nothing is wrong-even as deadly radiation spills into the air。
26 April 1986
01:18
Alina & Lev are two siblings living in Pripyat， one of the Soviet Union's proud nuclear cities。 Both are asleep in their beds。
Their cousin， Yuri， is a custodian at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant， where he's fiercely attacking a spill in the hallway with a mop。
Alina's best friend， Sofiya， sleeps just a few doors down。 Her father is an engineer at the plant， a fact that has always filled her with pride。
In five minutes， Reactor No。 4 will explode in a ball of fire。 It will expel radiation across their town for nine days before it's finally contained。 For the people of Pripyat， it will be far too late。
Two young siblings flee the Chernobyl disaster with their parents， but the Communist party is on their heels。 Meanwhile， the friends and family they were forced to leave behind must contend with a disinformation campaign that's determined to pretend nothing is wrong-even as deadly radiation spills into the air。
Reviews
Libby
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A fast-paced historical adventure。 Because of the many characters involved， I found I was less connected with the story。 It felt like Marino was trying to tell too many stories in one book。 I became invested in Yuri's story， suddenly to have the point of view switch to Alina。 I did like how he portrayed her anxiety disorder。 I also found myself distracted wanting to know what was real and what was fictional。 Marino does write well， and this quick moving adventure will appeal to middle grade read A fast-paced historical adventure。 Because of the many characters involved， I found I was less connected with the story。 It felt like Marino was trying to tell too many stories in one book。 I became invested in Yuri's story， suddenly to have the point of view switch to Alina。 I did like how he portrayed her anxiety disorder。 I also found myself distracted wanting to know what was real and what was fictional。 Marino does write well， and this quick moving adventure will appeal to middle grade readers。 。。。more
Sandy Sopko
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Sometimes rather intense， maybe a little much for 5th grade readers。
Kathy
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We sold 42 copies of this one in our December book fair including ones to students from other schools whose book fair sold OUT。 Great action/adventure story based on the real event。 Much easier read than Blackbird Girls and with that cover and title much more appealing to my boys。 Now kids are all reading Andy Marino's "Plot to Kill Hitler" series。 We sold 42 copies of this one in our December book fair including ones to students from other schools whose book fair sold OUT。 Great action/adventure story based on the real event。 Much easier read than Blackbird Girls and with that cover and title much more appealing to my boys。 Now kids are all reading Andy Marino's "Plot to Kill Hitler" series。 。。。more
Becky
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First sentence: Yuri Fomichev picks a wooden splinter from his palm。Premise/plot: For those who enjoy reading about historical disasters--and yes， 1986 is history--Andy Marino's newest book is Escape from Chernobyl。 There are a handful of young narrators--Yuri， Alina and Lev， Sofiya--that provide an up close perspective of the disaster as it unfolds hour by hour。 [Yuri is cousins with Alina and Lev。 He is currently living with them。 Sofiya is a neighbor in the same building。 She and Yuri are cru First sentence: Yuri Fomichev picks a wooden splinter from his palm。Premise/plot: For those who enjoy reading about historical disasters--and yes， 1986 is history--Andy Marino's newest book is Escape from Chernobyl。 There are a handful of young narrators--Yuri， Alina and Lev， Sofiya--that provide an up close perspective of the disaster as it unfolds hour by hour。 [Yuri is cousins with Alina and Lev。 He is currently living with them。 Sofiya is a neighbor in the same building。 She and Yuri are crushing on each other。] All are living WAY too close to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on the fateful day--April 26， 1986。 My thoughts: One word: BLEAK。 You might be saying WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING？？？？ True， all true。 I have no one but myself to blame。 I checked it out from the library。 I started reading。 I got hooked and had to keep turning pages。This one is fiction。 Don't be fooled by the epilogue where one of the character is catching readers up to the modern day。Earlier this year， I read Meltdown which was about another nuclear disaster。 That one was nonfiction--and awesome。 Part of me wishes I'd read a middle grade appropriate nonfiction title on the subject instead。 Or perhaps I just wish that they'd been fewer narrators？ I don't know。 This one was definitely one that I had to finish after I started it。 But honestly it's feeling more like an almost for me。 But for readers--and there definitely are readers of all ages--who LOVE reading about disasters， this one is worth considering。 。。。more
Emily Roderick
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This fictional look at what happened in the evening of the Chernobyl disaster is an interesting read。 I was previewing the book to make sure it wasn't too scary for my kids。 The plot has a lot of twists and turns and very interesting look into what life in the Soviet Union was like。 This fictional look at what happened in the evening of the Chernobyl disaster is an interesting read。 I was previewing the book to make sure it wasn't too scary for my kids。 The plot has a lot of twists and turns and very interesting look into what life in the Soviet Union was like。 。。。more
Samantha
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Wow！ Great and chilling read！
Jess
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This is a sad， negative topic for middle school and elementary kids， but was helpful for me in introducing me to a little known historical event。
Trisha
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Yeesh。
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by EdelweissIt's April of 1986 in Pripyat， USSR。 Yuri， a young intern at the Chernobyl nuclear facility， is getting ready to work and talking to his uncle， who is a radio announcer。 Yuri desperately wants to move up in the ranks of the atomschiki， the nuclear engineers who control the power plant， but doesn't understand the Soviet political structure enough to "play the game" the way his uncle suggests。 It's especially confusing since his uncle spouts the party line on the radio， E ARC provided by EdelweissIt's April of 1986 in Pripyat， USSR。 Yuri， a young intern at the Chernobyl nuclear facility， is getting ready to work and talking to his uncle， who is a radio announcer。 Yuri desperately wants to move up in the ranks of the atomschiki， the nuclear engineers who control the power plant， but doesn't understand the Soviet political structure enough to "play the game" the way his uncle suggests。 It's especially confusing since his uncle spouts the party line on the radio， but lets Yuri's young cousins， Alina and Lev， listen to illegal radio programming with US music。 Alina's friend， Sofiya， is the daugher of one of the engineers at the plant， and is also interested in Yuri。 When a test of the facility goes wrong， her father is called into work。 Since her mother recently passed away， Sofiya is left alone。 The official announcements are that everything at the plant is okay， but there is something odd in the air。 Things are even moe suspicious when Yakiv Kushnir， the deputy chairman of the Communist Party of Pripyat， shows up at Yuri's home with his son Fedir after Yuri has gone to the plant， and tells the family that they are to come with him immediately to Moscow or they will all die。 The family hesitates， but give in， and are soon racing across the country in a state van。 Yuri is trying to help contain the problem at the plant， but is repeatedly injured， and things look very， very bleak。 When Alina and Lev realize that things have gone very badly back in their town， they decide to try to get back and rescue Sofiya and Yuri。 This is， of course， an awful plan， but they manage to hail a driver who is willing to take them toward the nuclear explosion。 Will they be able to save the people they love？Strengths: This is a very much neede book about a horrific occurrence that many people don't know about。 It's a fascinating topic， and Marino does an excellent job of portraying not only the survival aspects of the explosion， but manages to give a brief but riveting look into Soviet sociopolitical outlooks at the time， and plenty of details about the power plant and what exactly went wrong。 I did enjoy the fact that there was a brief bibliography， and I will definitely let my readers know about the pictures of Chernobyl over the last 35 years that are available online， because that was a fascinating rabbit hole to enter。 Definitely buying a copy， and if you are having a Scholastic book fair， see if you can get a carton of this title！Weaknesses: I understand why， for the plot's sake， Alina decides to go back， but it seemed like a very bad idea and the ending was a bit too coincidental for my taste。 Younger readers won't care。 What I really think: Definitely purchasing， although I am completely kerflummoxed as to why this well researched and well written title is only available in paperback and prebind。 I would love to have a hardcover title of this！ 。。。more
Michelle
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3。5: the heaviness outweighs any sense of hope。 Interesting， but pretty intense for the average middle school reader。
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