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Heroes Don't Run

by Harry Mazer
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"I WANTED TO SERVE, TO BE PART OF THIS THING MY FATHER HAD GIVEN HIS LIFE FOR. I DIDN'T WANT THE WAR TO END, AND ALL I'D BE ABLE TO SAY WAS, NO I DIDN'T SERVE, I WAS RIGHT HERE THE WHOLE WAR, SAFE IN BAKERSFIELD."

Adam Pelko witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that killed his father, a lieutenant on the USS Arizona. Even though Adam is underage, he defies his mother's wishes and enlists in the Marines. Sent first to boot camp, then to Okinawa, he experiences the stark reality of war firsthand — the camaraderie and the glory as well as the grueling regimen, the paralyzing fear, and death. And at every turn, Adam must confront memories of his father.

In the concluding volume of his World War II trilogy, Harry Mazer masterfully illustrates Adam's journey as he navigates brutal circumstances that no boy should know.
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Publisher: Aladdin

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 27, 2009

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781442407039
  • Release date: October 27, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781442407039
  • File size: 1796 KB
  • Release date: October 27, 2009

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4
Lexile® Measure:650
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

"I WANTED TO SERVE, TO BE PART OF THIS THING MY FATHER HAD GIVEN HIS LIFE FOR. I DIDN'T WANT THE WAR TO END, AND ALL I'D BE ABLE TO SAY WAS, NO I DIDN'T SERVE, I WAS RIGHT HERE THE WHOLE WAR, SAFE IN BAKERSFIELD."

Adam Pelko witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that killed his father, a lieutenant on the USS Arizona. Even though Adam is underage, he defies his mother's wishes and enlists in the Marines. Sent first to boot camp, then to Okinawa, he experiences the stark reality of war firsthand — the camaraderie and the glory as well as the grueling regimen, the paralyzing fear, and death. And at every turn, Adam must confront memories of his father.

In the concluding volume of his World War II trilogy, Harry Mazer masterfully illustrates Adam's journey as he navigates brutal circumstances that no boy should know.
Expand title description text
Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Aladdin

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 27, 2009

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781442407039
    Release date: October 27, 2009

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781442407039
    File size: 1796 KB
    Release date: October 27, 2009

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 4
    Lexile® Measure: 650
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 2-3