5/19/2023 0 Comments Fallout by Todd Strasser![]() ![]() ![]() As a teacher, I was pleased to see Scott's teacher, Mr. The chapters, which alternate between past and present, are narrated by Scott, a sixth grader. ![]() His family also built a shelter during the Cold War, though they never had to use it. The topic of the novel was a very personal one to the author. I can't think of another historical fiction piece that takes this approach, but it was interesting to think about how things might have turned out differently. Why I liked it: Fallout is a historical fiction novel, set during the Cuban Missile Crisis, in which author rewrites history. Internationally best-selling author Todd Strasser has written his most impressive and personal novel to date, exploring the terrifying what-ifs of one of the most explosive moments in human history. ![]() In the middle of the night in late October, when the unthinkable happens, the same neighbors who scoffed at building a shelter themselves force their way into the shelter before Scott's dad can shut the door. The basic plot from Amazon: What if the bomb had actually been dropped? In the summer of 1962, the possibility of nuclear war is all anyone talks about, so Scott's dad builds a bomb shelter to hold his family and stocks it with just enough supplies to keep the four of them alive for two critical weeks. ![]()
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