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Grenade
Author
Gratz, Alan
Number of Pages:
288
Category:
Genre
Fiction
Adventure / Action, Biography / Autobiography / Memoir, Challenges & Overcoming, Historical Fiction
Best Suited for:
Middle School, High School
Part of a Series:
Not Part of a Series
Joaquin
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Books serve as a window into the human nature, and I read in order to better form myself and gain a more true understanding of the humanity and nature that surrounds me. Also, they serve as a healthy method to relax and decompress from a stressful day or week.
Book Summary
Follow the battle of Okinawa through the eyes of Hideki, a Japanese soldier given a grenade to kill an American and one for himself, and Ray a fresh US marine tasked with taking the island of Okinawa. Both of these young men are exposed to the monster of war as they fight to survive one of the most brutal battles of the second world war in the last battle of the Pacific theater.
Favorite Part or Fun Fact
The Battle of Okinawa was the last battle of World War II.