Heroes Don't Run
A Novel of the Pacific War
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2007
Summary
“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 Okina…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416933946 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1416933948 |
| Author: | Harry Mazer |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2007 |
| Weight: | 98g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 130mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Aladdin Historical Fiction |
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About The Author
Harry Mazer
Harry Mazer is the author of many books for young readers, including Please, Somebody Tell Me Who I Am; My Brother Abe; the Boy at War trilogy; The Wild Kid; The Dog in the Freezer; The Island Keeper; and Snow Bound. His books have won numerous honors, including a Horn Book honor and an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults citation. Along with his wife, Norma Fox Mazer, Harry received an ALAN award in 2003 for outstanding contribution to adolescent literature. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont.
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