Fallout by todd strasser5/21/2023 Thus, I not only worried along with everyone else in our country about the very real possibility of a nuclear World War III, but I worried about trying to survive in our shelter as well. The book is part memoir and part speculative fiction, rooted in my experience as a twelve-year-old boy living through the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, when our family was the only one in town with a bomb shelter. We caught up with Strasser to chat about the book, his distinguished career, and his latest project.Ĭan you tell us more about your latest book, Fallout? School Library Journal calls it “a well-written, compelling story with an interesting twist on how history might have turned out.” Publisher Candlewick has even developed a discussion guide for the book that has direct correlations to the Common Core. His latest YA book Fallout (Candlewick, 2013) has received rave reviews from many outlets, including The Wall Street Journal. Todd Strasser has been on the children’s and YA literature scene for more than 30 years. Always an Original: SLJ Talks to ‘Fallout’ Author Todd Strasser
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