Grenade by Gratz, Alan 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 393472 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 11-14   


Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Large print books World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Japan - Okinawa Island - Fiction Marines - Fiction Survival skills - Fiction Okinawa-shi (Japan) - History|y20th century - Fiction

Summary: 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. Large print hardcover.

Grenade by Gratz, Alan 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 393477 Available

Dewey: FAges: 11-14   
AR: 5.2 MG RC: 4.6 6-8 Lexile: 760

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Japan - Okinawa Island - Fiction Marines - Fiction Survival skills - Fiction Okinawa-shi (Japan) - History|y20th century - Fiction

Summary: 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.

Grenade by Gratz, Alan 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2018)

BTSB #: P06129 Available

Dewey: FAges: 11-14   


Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Japan - Okinawa Island - Fiction Marines - Fiction Survival skills - Fiction Okinawa-shi (Japan) - History|y20th century - Fiction

Summary: 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.