Grenade

By: Alan Gratz

Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn, Andrew Eiden

Here it is! The hugely anticipated follow-up to Alan Gratz's New York Times best-selling, critically acclaimed phenomenon Refugee.

This is another searing and heart-pounding look at kids making their way through war.

It's 1944 and the world is at war. Hideki lives peacefully with his family on the island of Okinawa, near Japan. Until the day WWII reaches their door. Hideki is drafted into the "Blood and Iron Imperial Corps" to fight for the Japanese army. He is handed two grenades and a set of instructions: go off into the jungle, and don't come back until you've killed an American soldier.

Meanwhile, young American soldier Ray Majors has just landed on the beach in Okinawa. He doesn't know what to expect, or if he'll make it out alive, but he knows he must keep moving forward.

From opposite sides of the war, Hideki and Ray each fight their way through horrors and dangers. But when the two of them encounter each other in the middle of the battle, the choices they make in that single moment will change everything.

From the New York Times best-selling author of Refugee, a searing, action-packed look at how our courage and our conscience can redeem us in the darkest of times.

©2018 © 2018 by Alan Gratz (P)2018 Scholastic Inc.

The Japanese guy was annoying

Ray’s story was really cool, and his story was really interesting unlike that Japanese kid.

Loved it

I've read all of his books and I've enjoyed every single one. Great story, gripping, engaging. 10/10

pretty good book

This is a great book. It is way better with people narrating the voices are amazing!

My class loved it!"

"This book had good parts and bad parts. The story was very interesting!"

"It was surprising. I loved the characters especially Kimiko!"

Our 7th grade class read this novel together. Most of the students had some familiarity with World War II. They listened closely and followed the story eagerly. I highly recommend this novel!

Amazing

It’s a heavy book but a very good book! And the book is very good! I love Alan Gratz books! So amazing!