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Boy at War

Harry Mazer

2001104 pagesabout 2 hours
2001
first published
  • 2001Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · 104 pages · ENGISBN 9780689841613
  • 2003Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613651066
  • 2002Aladdin · 112 pages · ENGISBN 9780689841606
  • 2002Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · ENGISBN 9780606255110
  • 2003Orchard Books · ENGISBN 9780439352079

While fishing with his friends off Honolulu on December 7, 1941, teenaged Adam is caught in the midst of the Japanese attack and through the chaos of the subsequent days tries to find his father, a naval officer who was serving on the U.S.S. Arizona when the bombs fell.

How it feels

MoodSad
AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed

Quotesnone available

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