Allies

Captain America: The Ghost Army

Two Degrees

Toro! Toro!

Game of Stars: Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears: Paola Santiago

The Grimm Conclusion

The Mostly True Story of Jack

Here it is! The hugely anticipated follow-up to Gratz's NYT bestselling, critically acclaimed phenomenon REFUGEE. This is another searing and heart-pounding look at kids making their way through war. A New York Times bestseller! It's 1945, and the world is in the grip of war.Hideki lives on the island of Okinawa, near Japan. When WWII crashes onto his shores, Hideki is drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps to fight for the Japanese army. He is handed a grenade and a set of Don't come back until you've killed an American soldier.Ray, a young American Marine, has just landed on Okinawa. He doesn't know what to expect -- or if he'll make it out alive. He just knows that the enemy is everywhere.Hideki and Ray each fight their way across the island, surviving heart-pounding ambushes and dangerous traps. But when the two of them collide in the middle of the battle, the choices they make in that instant will change everything.From the acclaimed author of Refugee comes this high-octane story of how fear can tear us apart, and how hope can tie us back together.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Allies

Alan Gratz, 2019

Captain America: The Ghost Army

Brent Schoonover, Matt Horak, Alan Gratz, 2023

Two Degrees

Alan Gratz, 2022

Toro! Toro!

Michael Foreman, Michael Morpurgo, 2001

Game of Stars: Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond

Sayantani Dasgupta, 2019

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears: Paola Santiago

Tehlor Kay Mejia, 2020

The Grimm Conclusion

Adam Gidwitz, Hugh D'Andrade, 2013

The Mostly True Story of Jack

Kelly Barnhill, 2011