No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria and
Sisters of the War: Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria. She is a former Nieman Fellow.
2020 Young Readers Editions Dec 15, 2020
This season, publishers are continuing to bring popular adult fiction and nonfiction books to a younger audience, as a way of expanding their reach. We’ve compiled a list of some noteworthy new and forthcoming adult titles reinterpreted for children of all ages.
The Radium Girls: The Scary but True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark
by Kate Moore (Sept. 8, Sourcebooks, $10.99; ISBN 978-1-72820-947-0)
This adaptation tells the true story of the young women working in factories during World War I who were exposed to the “wonder drug” radium, and their struggle for justice. Their courage and tenacity saved many others, led to world-changing regulations, and even prevented nuclear war.