The book won the 1989 Iowa Books for Young Adults Poll. The book was written with the objective of turning young people into anti-nuclear weapons activists. Her regular publisher refused the book due to its grim content, so it and its sequel were published instead by Scholastic, who also issued a teachers guide to accompany the book and facilitate classroom discussions. Miklowitz based the protagonist of the book, Philip, on her son, who was awkward as a teenager. During the story Philip develops an attitude of "Me and mine first", with him being portrayed as switching the tag of an evacuee with his mother's so that his mother would be evacuated to another state for treatment. The story follows a teen, Philip, who attempts to survive in the aftermath of a nuclear missile accidentally launched at Los Angeles by the Soviet Union, with his mother (the father is presumed dead as he worked in downtown Los Angeles, ground zero for the bomb), older brother, and friends. All four of the Miklowitz's are published authors.After the Bomb is a post-apocalyptic juvenile novel by Gloria D. She had two children- who are both college professors. The Young Tycoons: Ten Success Stories (1981) (with Madeleine Yates).Movie Stunts and the People Who Do Them (1980).Natalie Dunn: World Roller Skating Champion (1979).The Day the Senior Class Got Married: A Novel (1983).Did You Hear What Happened to Andrea? (1979).A frequent speaker at schools, Gloria has also taken part in conferences in the United States, South Africa and Sweden.
Three of her novels were made into award-winning television specials, including one which won the Emmy for "Best Children’s Special" in 1986 ( The War Between the Classes). Her books have won national and international awards and deal with important issues such as nuclear war, racial injustice, steroid abuse, date violence and most recently militia involvement. Miklowitz was the author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. Naval Ordinance Test Station near Pasadena, California after moving there with her husband in 1951. She worked at Bantam Books in New York briefly and then worked at the U.S. Miklowitz graduated from the University of Michigan in 1948 with a degree in English. Miklowitz was born in New York and wrote her first story "My Brother Goo Goo" in third grade. Her books have won national and international awards and deal with important issues such as nuclear war, racial injustice, steroid abuse, date violence and militia involvement. Miklowitz (in New York City – Januin Pasadena, California) was an American author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books for young adults.
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