Grenade
On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever. |
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| Physical Description: | 270 pages : illustration, map ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781338245691 1338245694 |
| Author Notes: | Alan Gratz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several highly acclaimed books for young readers, including War Games , Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor , Two Degrees , Ground Zero , Allies , Grenade , Refugee , Projekt 1065 , Prisoner B-3087 , Code of Honor , and Captain America: The Ghost Army , an original graphic novel. Alan lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest. Look for him online at alangratz.com. |
