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Grenade [large print] / Alan Gratz.

Gratz, Alan, 1972- (author.).

Summary:

"It's 1945, and the world is in the grip of war. Hideki lives on the island of Okinawa, near Japan. When WWII crashes onto his shores, Hideki is drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps to fight for the Japanese army. He is handed a grenade and a set of instructions: Don't come back until you've killed an American soldier. Ray, a young American Marine, has just landed on Okinawa. He doesn't know what to expect -- or if he'll make it out alive. He just knows that the enemy is everywhere. Hideki and Ray each fight their way across the island, surviving heart-pounding ambushes and dangerous traps. But when the two of them collide in the middle of the battle, the choices they make in that instant will change everything. From the acclaimed author of Refugee comes this high-octane story of how fear can tear us apart, and how hope can tie us back together"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781432877477
  • ISBN: 143287747X
  • Physical Description: 345 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A world at war. A boy on his own"--Cover
Target Audience Note:
009-012 Thorndike Press
4-6 Thorndike Press
Awards Note:
Freeman Book Award for Young Adult/Middle School Literature, 2018.
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Japan > Okinawa Island > Juvenile fiction.
Ryukyuans > Juvenile fiction.
Japanese > Juvenile fiction.
Marines > Juvenile fiction.
Survival > Juvenile fiction.
Okinawa-shi (Japan) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
War fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large print books.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library LP JUV FIC GRATZ (Text) 36015001847397 Juvenile Fiction Available -