Escape from Chernobyl (Escape from #1) -- Andy Marino, Paperback

From Andy Marino, author of The Plot to Kill Hitler series, comes another fast-paced historical thriller chronicling one family's desperate bid to escape the deadly Chernobyl disaster.

26 April 1986

01:18

Alina & Lev are two siblings living in Pripyat, one of the Soviet Union's proud nuclear cities. Both are asleep in their beds.

Their cousin, Yuri, is a custodian at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, where he's fiercely attacking a spill in the hallway with a mop.

Alina's best friend, Sofiya, sleeps just a few doors down. Her father is an engineer at the plant, a fact that has always filled her with pride.

In five minutes, Reactor No. 4 will explode in a ball of fire. It will expel radiation across their town for nine days before it's finally contained. For the people of Pripyat, it will be far too late.

Two young siblings flee the Chernobyl disaster with their parents, but the Communist party is on their heels. Meanwhile, the friends and family they were forced to leave behind must contend with a disinformation campaign that's determined to pretend nothing is wrong-even as deadly radiation spills into the air.

Author: Andy Marino
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 12/07/2021
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781338718454
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 513716 / Escape from Chernobyl


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2021
Publishers Weekly 11/01/2021

About the Author
Andy Marino was born and raised in upstate New York. He spent his childhood orchestrating Lego pirate battles, drawing detailed maps of imaginary video games, and cheating death in Choose Your Own Adventure books. Profoundly influenced by the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, Andy started writing his first novel at the age of eleven. Tragically, THE RUNES OF ILLIARM was never completed. For books that were, visit Andy online at andy-marino.com.