Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse is a great little book. It's juvenile fiction but really good. I read it to make sure of was appropriate for my 3rd grader. I'll wait to let her read it until we study chemicals in school since it's a book about a radiation leak, although it is appropriate for her to read now. Maybe a "damn" or two is the only thing in there. The main character, Nyle, is growing up with her grandmother on a farm. There is a radiation leak near their town and the book is about the affects of it. A sick boy and his mother end up living in their farmhouse with them. The relationships in the book are sweet, as are the characters.
I would recommend for adults as well as older kids. If you read it as an adult, just keep in mind it's meant for kids.
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