The Cloud Chamber (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781416926993)

When Nate Chance arrives home from school, he sees two police cars and an ambulance in his yard. Before his mother can get him and his little sister, Junie, inside, Nate and Junie witness their father, blood pouring down his face, being led by two police officers into an ambulance. He has tried to kill himself.

Home quickly becomes a different place. Junie stays curled up in front of the TV; Nate's mom retreats inside herself; and the rumor of mental illness makes Nate a social pariah at school. Only the promise of winning the science fair holds any hope of happiness for Nate. He's building a cloud chamber, the project that he and his dad dreamed of working on together. Maybe if he can build it, Nate can give his father something that will help him feel better and finally come home.

Author: Joyce Maynard
ISBN-10: 1416926992
ISBN-13: 9781416926993
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.52w x 0.81d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 88201 / Cloud Chamber


Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 11/01/2006 pg. 21
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 59