Fritz, a young middle school boy, finds himself in the middle of a giant lab for World War ll. His scientist father cannot tell him the project, so Fritz decides to try to learn about the project on his own. He meets Kathy, Manny, and Jacob along the way, too, and they help him discover so much more than he ever wanted to know. Fritz records all his findings in his notebook, which he calls Notes on the Secret Project, a book he doesn't let anybody but Kathy see. As he learns more and more, Fritz realizes that this might be more than he ever wanted to know.
The Secret Project Notebook
By Carolyn Reeder
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 6 | n/a | 5.4 | 64267 |
Fritz has just arrived in a place so secret it isn't shown on any map. Even mentioning its name is forbidden. Mail is censored. Visitors are not allowed. A young boy moves to a remote spot in New Mexico, the site of a heavily guarded government laboratory, which stirs his curiosity. Exactly what are his father and the other scientists working on at the lab? With the help of Kathy, his seventh grade classmate, Fritz searches for clues, and evades bullies who have it in for him. He records each observation and rumor in a notebook he doesn't dare let out of his sight.
Publisher: Los Alamos Historical Society
ISBN-13: 9780941232333
ISBN-10: 0941232336
Published on 9/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 247