Books published by publisher Saddleback Pub 2012-01-01

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was the hope of Russia for energy in the region. After a 1986 explosion and fire in one of the reactors, Ukraine is still feeling the effects of the radiation. And the rest of the world is still learning the full truth of the accident.Explores the causes and effects of the 1986 explosion and fire at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine

Themes: Hi-lo, death, suicide, divorce, bullying, self-esteem, family, anger. Sample Set: 6 Books (1 each of 6 titles) Titles Include: Breaking Dawn, Seeing Red, The Questions Within, The Finer Points of Becoming Machine, Marty's Diary, and The Only Brother. This is a series for young adults who find conventional fiction irrelevant or too hard to read. The series takes an honest and hard-hitting approach to subject matter that many teens will identify with, such as self-abuse, family breakdown, suicide, and sexuality. At 25,000 to 35,000 words, the books are shorter than your average novel, but still look like a trade paperback. The clear, carefully chosen font is slightly larger than normal, and paragraphs are broken with a space.