The Gadget

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Summary: Gadget Review by Evan
Review: I found this book a very interesting book. I liked how the author started off the story in London, showing the attack and all the information to get you caught up. Then when he moves the story to the military base in New Mexico, I found it easy to tell what was going on in the base, it was very descriptive. The author also made you wait a while until you found out what kind of project Stephens father was working on. Also when you meet Alexei you don't think anything is going on, just that he is an ordinary kid. So I like how he kind of hid things from you until he felt like he would let you know.
Also when he tells the historical events that are happening outside of the story it gave me a better sense of what time it was. And when you find out what the "Gadget" is you understand why the man in the hospital gave Stephen the sunglasses. Also, the author gave all the attacks on Japan and how effective the gadget was, which showed how many people were killed by only 4 men. The author also used foreshadowing when the maid told Stephen she thought Alexei was a spy, and he ended up trying to kill Stephen because he found out he was a spy. You also learn about the relationship the Stephen didn't have with his father so he found other people in the base that he could love.
He also she shows how the war was affecting everybody all over the world, even when the war was only going on between 3 countries. Over all I would recommend this book to people who like a good suspense or historical story. Go read this book and right a review.

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Summary: The Gadget
Review: Stephen, his mother, and cousin were living in London when the Germans bombed their home city of London. Stephen?s father, a physicist, had been in Los Alamos on a top-secret military base. After the German bombing raid, Stephen was sent to stay on the base with his father. At the base Stephen met a boy named Alexei, and they soon became good friends. Since Stephen had arrived at the base he felt something was going on and he took many chances to find out the truth. He narrowly escaped from an attempted kidnapping with the help of his friend Alexei. They eventually follow military trucks to a bomb testing area and experience the base?s secret first hand, an atomic bomb that the base physicists were working on. When Stephen heard that the war ended, he ran to Alexei?s house, which was off base, he accidentally finds out that Alexei and his family were spies. A chase ensues between Stephen and Alexei and his father; in the end Stephen is safe, Alexei is hit by a train and killed, and his father and associates are taken away. Stephen learned more than he bargained for in his quest for answers.
I enjoyed this book from the first page to the last. I found it interesting because it related to topic we were studying in school. The book, The Gadget, is a great story about a boy in search for answers and the struggles and hardships he faced along the way. The book is very descriptive and allowed me to visualize the events and settings. I felt the tension, worry, and other emotions along with the main character.
I would definitely recommend The Gadget, to anyone because it was suspenseful from the beginning to the end; I had a hard time putting it down. This book grabbed my attention and never let go. The story of Stephen and the chances and adventures he took to find the secret of the base fascinated me. The answers he found shocked me; the base secret was a hidden atomic bomb, and Alexei and his family being spies. If you are looking for adventure, suspense, and surprise in your reading, you should definitely consider reading The Gadget.

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Summary: what i thought...a kid'z view
Review: The "Gadget" by Paul Zindell is the story about a boy named Stephen. Stephen lived in England with his mother adn his cousin. while ventureing out one night Stephen adn his cousin find then selves in the middle of a bomb attack. Unfortunatly, stephens cousin is killed. Stephen survived.After the attack, Stephen is sent to Los Alamos which is in the states to be with his father. His father is one of the top scientist working on a top secret project, controlled by the goverment. while at the camp army base, Stephen meets a boy about his age. they become good friends and go to seek the answer to the secret gadget.what they find out changed them forever in more than one way. i didn't really like this book because for the fact that it wasnt't detailed enough for me and it's plot was very simple, predictable and common. But one thing I did like about it was that thgere was a lot of historical facts in it...

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Summary: the sunglasses
Review: The book that I read is the gadget by: paul zindel. It all stared when stephen and his cousin where on the roof when the war was going on and the japines came and bombed london and his cousin stared to run and when all of the smoke clered he went to see where his cousin was and he said that he was on the ground like a torwn bleeding doll. Then he had to go live with his dad in new mexico so he could be procted. Then he went to go find some friends where he lived then he staterd to go to school he started to get more friends and that is where he begin to be friends with aliex. If you like to read then you would probley wantto read this book I liked this book alot maby you will like it to.

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Summary: action packed, great read!
Review: The Gadget is a very good book, guided towards readers 6th gr. through 9th gr. It is one of those kind of books were you can't put it down. I would recommend this book to someone who likes reading historical fiction books. It's about a 13 year old boy named Steven who is sent from war-torn England to Los Alamos, NM . The reason he is sent there instead of anywhere else is because his dad is a scientist working at a military base there. His dad, along with a whole team of other scientists are working on a huge project, which goes by the name of ' The Gadget'. Steven makes a new friend while at the base named Tilanov, who also has a father who is a scientist working on 'The Gadget'. Steven and Tilanov are very curious to find out what this thing really is, so they are always sneaking around base, looking for clues to what this really is. But what they get is more than what they bargained for, they just wanted to know what it was but they end up finding themselves in danger as they try to find out what 'The Gadget' really is. If you want to find out what 'The Gadget' is, and to see what danger Steven and Tilanov run into, read the book already!

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Summary: the best book
Review: The Gaget is a very exiting book to read . Its very susspenful . I cant put the book down i just have to keap reading and reading . The book is about a boy from europe that goes to a military base during world war two . He tries to seek the secrets that his dad is hiding from him . he has a friend that is gouing to help him . His name is alexis . they are boath gouing to find the secret that stephen dad is hiding . I recomend this book to enyone ho likes world war two history

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Summary: The Gadget
Review: The title of the book I read, was The Gadget. The author was Paul Zindel. In this book, I honestly didn't think there were any weaknesses. Its strengths were that it goes along with WWII history. It also was a very mysterious book.
A short summary is as follows. Stephen (the main character) goes to a secret place where his father works at a laboratory. At the laboratory, scientists are making something they could, as they thought, WWII. Only a few people know about the project and Stephen wants to figure out what the secret is.
This book falls under the category of mystery. It can also be categorized under historical fiction. I highly recommend this book to people who like history. This is because it is a great cliffhanger, and it leads you to what happens in history. There would be no reason that I would not recommend this book because it is a great book for all ages and lots of people like mysteries.
What I liked about the author can be summed up this way. He puts great detail in this work. He also did a wonderful job portraying history in The Gadget. It felt like I was there most of the time. I look forward to reading more stories by Paul Zindel.

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Summary: Awesome Book but sad
Review: The year is 1945, WWII tears through Europe, and America fears it will spread to the US. This is wear we meet Steven, a 13 year old boy who is the son of a physicist. Steven lives with his father in a town that does not exist, Los Alamos, NM. This is wear the USA plans to stop the war, it is also wear Steven and his new found friend Alexia find out how.

I thought this was a good book, especially for those who are reluctant to sit down and take the time to read. Like most of Zindel's books, the chapters in The Gadget are short, but catchy. I found that this seemed to make the book more suspenseful, and flow much better. The shorterr chapters make more sense in this book to, since each chapter is equal to a day or two in Steven's life at Los Alamos. I also discovered that the author does not spice his writing with uneeded ingritents. The writing is simple,crisp, and two the point.

As you read this story, you notice how two of the main chracters change. Steven seems to drift away from his father, as Steven's father wants to become closer to his already distant son, but can't due to his work. I found this predictable because his father was never home.

I found that this book was inticing, and did not contain any major flaws. The only flaw that seemed to bother me wasthat in moved extemely fast, but this may suit different readers. I also found how historicly accurate this book was even though it was historical fiction.

While i was reading this book it reminded me of the movie Pearl Harbor, because of it's connection to WWII. It also reminded me of the movie starring Nicholas cage, but iI cant remember it's title. This movie is almost exactly like the book except for the abcense of Steven.

Overall I thought that this was a good book for young readers who are afraid to read.

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Summary: Paul Zindel dropped the bomb
Review: The year is 1945, WWII tears through Europe, and America fears it will spread to the US. This is wear we meet Steven, a 13 year old boy who is the son of a physicist. Steven lives with his father in a town that does not exist, Los Alamos, NM. This is wear the USA plans to stop the war, it is also wear Steven and his new found friend Alexia find out how.

I thought this was a good book, especially for those who are reluctant to sit down and take the time to read. Like most of Zindel's books, the chapters in The Gadget are short, but catchy. I found that this seemed to make the book more suspenseful, and flow much better. The shorterr chapters make more sense in this book to, since each chapter is equal to a day or two in Steven's life at Los Alamos. I also discovered that the author does not spice his writing with uneeded ingritents. The writing is simple,crisp, and two the point.

As you read this story, you notice how two of the main chracters change. Steven seems to drift away from his father, as Steven's father wants to become closer to his already distant son, but can't due to his work. I found this predictable because his father was never home.

I found that this book was inticing, and did not contain any major flaws. The only flaw that seemed to bother me wasthat in moved extemely fast, but this may suit different readers. I also found how historicly accurate this book was even though it was historical fiction.

While i was reading this book it reminded me of the movie Pearl Harbor, because of it's connection to WWII. It also reminded me of the movie starring Nicholas cage, but iI cant remember it's title. This movie is almost exactly like the book except for the abcense of Steven.

Overall I thought that this was a good book for young readers who are afraid to read.

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Summary: The Gadget
Review: This book is about a boy sent to an army with his dad, but his dad is already there. Sthepen (boy) os only sent there to keep his dad company. But wierd things start happening to Stephen while he is there. You'll just have to read thebook to find out the wierd stuff. This book has alot of action in it and a great WW II.