Sherry
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Kate Moore:
My book club is going to read Radium Girls for our May meeting. on zoom. Am wondering if you ever join book club meetings on zoom. Also I see you have two books called Radium Girls--Im wondering which one would be the best for our book club to read?
Kate Moore
Hi Sherry! Thanks so much for reaching out - and for choosing The Radium Girls for your book club. I do join book clubs when I can and love it! However, I am based in the UK, so depending on your location we may just need to figure out a mutually convenient time. It's probably best to schedule this via email, so please do message me at kate@kate-moore.com if you'd like to continue this chat.
As for which book to read, I think the two books you mean are 1/ the original edition and 2/ the young readers' edition (which has a different subtitle and an illustration not photograph on the jacket). I'd have thought the original edition would suit your group best, as the YR edition is aimed at 8-12 yr olds. The YR edition is about half the length and has a lot more photographs.
I hope you and your group find their story powerful. Thanks for reading.
All best wishes
Kate
As for which book to read, I think the two books you mean are 1/ the original edition and 2/ the young readers' edition (which has a different subtitle and an illustration not photograph on the jacket). I'd have thought the original edition would suit your group best, as the YR edition is aimed at 8-12 yr olds. The YR edition is about half the length and has a lot more photographs.
I hope you and your group find their story powerful. Thanks for reading.
All best wishes
Kate
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Roxie
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Kate Moore:
I often wonder when, and if, there is a moment that a story starts telling itself; as though you are but a channel. The lives of these girls were so horribly shortened by the actions of the company for which they diligently worked. The owners were so cavalier; so devious to establish their own health workers. Does it feel as though the girls spoke through you? Wonderful book, btw
Linda Hofer
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Kate Moore:
Thank you for writing this book. Years ago in the 1980s I took care of a patient who had been a radium dial painter and lost her arm in her 20s because of it. I always remembered her because it was such an unusual thing, and curiosity about others that did this kind of work led me to your book. I immediately recognized her. It was truly horrifying to see how many others were sick or died from dial painting. No ? here
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