The Atomic City Girls - Large Print by Janet Beard (Paperback)

The Atomic City Girls is a captivating novel that delves into an unexplored aspect of World War II history - the everyday people who worked on the Manhattan Project.

Set in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the story follows 18-year-old June Walker as she boards an unmarked bus destined for a city that doesn't exist.

Joining hundreds of other young girls operating massive machines, June longs to know more about their top-secret assignment and begins an affair with Sam Cantor, the young Jewish physicist overseeing the lab.

Meanwhile, her roommate Cici is on a mission to find a wealthy husband and escape her sharecropper roots.

As the truth about Oak Ridge comes into focus after the bombing of Hiroshima, June must confront her ideals about loyalty, patriotism, and war itself.

With suspenseful and intriguing storytelling, The Atomic City Girls brings to light an important chapter of World War II history, making it a must-read for fans of historical fiction.