Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Ellen Klages | N/A | |
| 2 | The Green Glass Sea | 2006 | Ellen Klages | Buy |
| 3 | White Sands, Red Menace | 2008 | Ellen Klages | Buy |
| 4 | Out of Left Field | 2018 | Ellen Klages | Buy |
The Gordon Family Saga follows the lives of young characters caught up in the world of wartime and Cold War-era America. The Green Glass Sea (2006) is set in Los Alamos during the final stages of the Manhattan Project, while White Sands, Red Menace (2008) picks up the story in the postwar years. Out of Left Field (2018) jumps forward to 1957 San Francisco.
The series blends historical detail with coming-of-age stories, grounding big historical moments in the everyday experiences of children trying to make sense of the world around them.