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Ellen Klages Books

    Ellen Klages crafts narratives that explore themes of childhood, loss, and self-discovery, often set against significant historical backdrops. Her prose is characterized by a tender yet insightful examination of character psychology, particularly that of young girls navigating complex worlds. Klages masterfully blends the magic of the ordinary with speculative elements, creating stories that are both illuminating and emotionally resonant. Her work delves into the intricacies of relationships and the power of imagination within challenging circumstances.

    Fantasy & Sciene-Fiction 2/2006
    The Green Glass Sea

    • The Green Glass Sea

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      4.1(75)Add rating

      A heartfelt story of a budding friendship in the thick of the war--winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction It's 1943, and eleven-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is en route to New Mexico to live with her mathematician father. Soon she arrives at a town that, officially, doesn't exist. It is called Los Alamos, and it is abuzz with activity, as scientists and mathematicians from all over America and Europe work on the biggest secret of all--"the gadget." None of them--not J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project; not the mathematicians and scientists; and least of all, Dewey--know how much "the gadget" is about to change their lives.

      The Green Glass Sea