yapha 's review for:

Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz

4.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

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Frank McCoy's family has been moving from base to base with his father who is a Navy pilot. Now it is December 1941 and they are stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Frank and his best friend Stanley, whose father is also in the Navy, spend their time talking about comic books and playing baseball. On the morning of Dec 7th, they head to the Utah along with Frank's sister's boyfriend for a quick tour before heading to a baseball game. While they are on deck, the first wave of planes from Japan begins its attack. For Frank, who is extremely anxious, this is a worse case scenario he never even imagined. For Stanley, whose mother is Japanese-American, it is the start of something much worse. Together they need to survive the attack and make it back to their families. Highly recommended for grades 5 & up.