Grenade
By Alan Gratz
- Release Date: 2018-10-09
- Genre: Historical Fiction for Kids
Description
Here it is! The hugely anticipated follow-up to Gratz's NYT bestselling, critically acclaimed phenomenon REFUGEE. This is another searing and heart-pounding look at kids making their way through war.A New York Times bestseller!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.
Reviews
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5By yurtoliJust read this and it was amazing!HECKA GOOD
5By THE BEST REVEIW EVRFire book literally NOTHING wrong with any of alan gratz’s books i have nvr read a book alan gratz made where i didnt leave a 5 star reviewhi rhdi
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5By LolaDogBabyUnicornThe plot really puts you in Hideki’s shoes, and you can feel his pain, his losses, etc. I really recommend this book that shows how other people are affected about other people’s acts.Grenade
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