Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
by Steve Sheinkin
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2021
Word Count 65,068
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 513373, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Nuclear/Atomic Science
- Global History and Social Studies 9-10
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Awards & Distinctions 11

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2022

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2022

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
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