"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.| ISBN: | 9781416933946 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2007 |
| Author: | Harry Mazer |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Aladdin Historical Fiction |
| Genres: |
Children's and Young Adult Fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
"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.
Heroes Don't Run features in the following genres: Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
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Heroes Don't Run was written by Harry Mazer and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Heroes Don't Run has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Aladdin Historical Fiction series