The Gadget (novel)

The Gadget
Book cover
AuthorPaul Zindel
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Zone Unknown
GenreYoung adult, Historical novel
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
2001
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages197
ISBN0-440-22951-0
Preceded byNight of the Bat 

The Gadget is a young adult historical novel written by Paul Zindel published in 2001 by Random House. It is the final book of "The Zone Unknown" series. It tells the story of a 13-year-old boy named Stephen Orr, whose father is a physicist working on a covert project to develop the atomic bomb.