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Grenade

Alan Gratz

20181 pagesabout 5–10 minutes
2018
first published
  • 2018270 pages · ENGISBN 9781338245691
  • 2018Scholastic Audio Books · 1 pagesISBN 9781338311006

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.

How it feels

MoodSad
AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

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