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Grenade

by Gratz, Alan · 2018

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Publisher

Scholastic Press

Published

2018

Pages

270

Language

English

Edition format

Hardcover

Description

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.

Topics

World War, 1939-1945CampaignsJapanOkinawa IslandJuvenile fictionRyukyuansJapaneseMarinesSurvivalWar storiesFictionOkinawa-shi (Japan)History20th centuryWar fiction
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