is accompanied by Tara Malolo, a local teacher, and his maternal grandfather, Jonjen. They paint a canoe bright red for visibility while the scientists prepare the aircraft Dave's Dream for the Able test. Book III: The Bomb Sorry, Tara and Jonjen carry out their plan, but the Dave's Dream crew fail to notice the canoe and drop the bomb. The three are killed in the blast. External links The Bomb on Google Books 1995 American novels 1995 children's books Children's historical novels American children's novels Novels set on islands Novels about nuclear war and weapons