Books for Students Who Have Seen the Movie Oppenheimer

            This School Library Journal article recommends books aligned with the current film Oppenheimer: 

• The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Sue DiCicco and Masahiro Sasaki, grade 4-6 
• Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin, grade 5 and up 
• Bomb (Graphic Novel): The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin, illustrated by Nick Bertozzi, grade 5 and up
• Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Stelson, grade 5-8
• Soul Lanterns by Shaw Kuzki, grade 5-8
• Atomic Women: The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb by Roseanne Montillo, grade 6-8 
• Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard, distributed by the Video Project, grade 9 and up 

 “Beyond the Blockbuster” in School Library Journal, September 2023 (Vol. 69, #9, pp. 19-20)

Please Note: This summary is reprinted with permission from issue #1002 of The Marshall Memo, an excellent resource for educators.