White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages

White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages is the sequel to The Green Glass Sea. Both stories are about Dewey Kerrigan and Suze Gordon, two eighth grade girls living in New Mexico during the late 1940s. In White Sands, Red Menace, Dewey has been living with the Gordon family for nearly two years since the death of her father. The army has now asked the scientists who had been working on the atomic bomb to continue their work, but with rockets. Suze and Dewey struggle to fit in to the new school and town - dealing with the typical struggles of adolescent teens - but also dealing with being headstrong, smart, and curious girls during a time when men ruled the scientific world. The girls also struggle with one another as they try to figure out their relationships. A kink gets thrown into the mix with Suze's mom gets pregnant and Dewey's long lost mother returns.

I didn't enjoy this book as much as The Green Glass Sea. Unfortunately, I found it a little boring. It was interesting to read about the history of New Mexico and the work they did on rockets during the late 1940s. I also liked the way Dewey's story was wrapped up nicely.