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Silverstein, Ken.
THE RADIOACTIVE BOY SCOUT : THE FRIGHTENING TRUE STORY OF A WHIZ KID AND HIS HOMEMADE NUCLEAR REACTOR.
New York : Villard, 2005
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ISBN 0812966600
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 This is the true story of a high school student whose curiosity and obsession with chemistry gets the better of him when he begins to acquire radioactive elements. His distant parents have no idea that he is conducting dangerous experiments in their homes while attempting to build a nuclear reactor. This thrilling story will cause sleepless nights for all security conscious individuals.  (Jean B. Bellavance for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, 2006-2007)
SUBJECTS:      Hahn, David, 1976-
                        Gifted children.
                        Youth -- United States.
                        Nuclear reactors.
                        Boy Scouts of America.
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