They paid with their lives.
Their final fight was for justice.
Acclaim for The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
A 'Book of the Year' 2017 according to NPR, Barnes & Noble, Chicago Public Library and BookBrowse.
A Booklist Editor's Choice 2017.
WINNER of the 2017 Great Lakes, Great Reads Award, which recognizes excellence in writing for books about or written by authors with ties to the Great Lakes region.
Named as one of 15 Non-Fiction Books You Need to Read (according to Reddit users).
Nominated for the Lincoln Award 2019.
A Junior Library Guild selection.
An Indie Next selection.
Multiple appearances on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists.
WINNER of the 2017 GoodReads Choice Award for Best History/Biography.
HUGE thanks to the near-25,000 readers who voted for the girls to take home this coveted prize.
Named as one of 12 Notable Non-Fiction Books of 2018 by the American Library Association.
Voted US librarians' favorite non-fiction book of 2017 in their Favorite of Favorites LibraryReads list (and the no.2 favorite across both fiction and non-fiction combined).
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Thank you – readers, librarians and booksellers alike – for supporting the girls' story.