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Leap into the unknown

by Margo Sorenson · 1998

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While on detention for disrupting a science lesson, Kenneth and Aleesa are transported to 1939 where they try to protect the privacy and even the life of Albert Einstein as he struggles to decide whether he should help build an atomic bomb to stop Hitler.

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time traveltime travelMore like thisLess of this
Themes
scientistsscientistsMore like thisLess of this
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World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisLong IslandLong IslandMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 104 pages

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