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Steve Sheinkin

Steve Sheinkin is an acclaimed author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal and honor, and three National Book Award finalist honors. His fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction histories include Impossible Escape, Fallout, Undefeated, Born to Fly, The Port Chicago 50, and Bomb. Sheinkin lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and two children. stevesheinkin.com
The Bletchley Riddle
Impossible Escape
Fallout
King George: What Was His Problem?
Two Miserable Presidents
Which Way to the Wild West?
Born to Fly
Most Dangerous
The Port Chicago 50
Bomb
The Notorious Benedict Arnold

Books

The Bletchley Riddle
Impossible Escape
Fallout
King George: What Was His Problem?
Two Miserable Presidents
Which Way to the Wild West?
Born to Fly
Most Dangerous
The Port Chicago 50
Bomb
The Notorious Benedict Arnold

Books for Back to School 2025

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