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Gr 7 Up–This follow-up to The Girl with the Red Balloon again combines historical fiction with magic, sweet romance, and action-packed espionage set during the second World War. Queer siblings Ilse and Wolf are forced to use their blood-based magic to help develop an atom bomb for the Allies, while preventing Hitler from creating one of his own. Physics prodigy Ilse is sent to work alongside an all-female team of scientists in Tennessee, while the more cautious Wolf is put behind enemy lines in Germany. The close-knit duo find a way to secr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More